- Arthur Marvin was born in May 1859 in Warners, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Sherlock Holmes Baffled (1900), A Jersey Skeeter (1900) and The Troublesome Fly (1900). He was married to Caroline Schnatterer. He died on January 18, 1911 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseCaroline Schnatterer(1890 - January 18, 1911) (his death)
- Birth year sometimes given as 1861.
- His nephew, Daniel Marvin, was one of the more than 1500 victims who died in the Titanic disaster on April 15, 1912.
- Older brother of Harry Marvin, inventor of the Biograph camera and co-founder of the Biograph film studio.
- The first cinematographer of director D.W. Griffith. Beginning with The Adventures of Dollie (1908) they made some 100 short films together through 1910.
- Died unexpectedly in Los Angeles, where New York-based Biograph produced films during the winter. The last film Marvin shot, Priscilla's Engagement Ring (1911), was released three weeks after his death.
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