Arthur Pierson

'Arthur Pierson' (qv), 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' (qv) and 'Ernst Lubitsch' (qv). He played in a couple films for Fox and returned to Broadway in 1935, marrying co-star 'Ruth Matteson' (qv) 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.::vicdru@hotmail.com