Arthur Pierson(1901-1975)
- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Producer
Arthur Pierson, who was raised in Seattle, Washington, made his
Broadway debut in 1929 and then signed up with Paramount Pictures.
Paramount used him as a rehearsal director for Cecil B. DeMille and Ernst Lubitsch. He
played in a couple films for Fox and returned to Broadway in 1935,
marrying co-star Ruth Matteson in 1937. He returned to Hollywood in the 1940s
and directed a handful of films before moving into television. Pierson
was an executive at Hanna-Barbera when he passed away from a heart
attack.
