He was the son of Fitch Fulton, an artist who painted backdrops for vaudeville and later for movies, including GONE WITH THE WIND. After studying electical engineering and working as a surveyer, John Fulton entered the movies as an assistant cameraman. He was briefly a cinemaographer before becoming head of Universal's special effects department, where he achieved fame for inventing the techniques that made Claude Rains invisible in THE INVISIBLE MAN. He went on to do the special effects for many of Universal's classic horror films, including THE MUMMY and SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, as well as numerous other productions. In the 40s he left Universal to work with Samuel Goldwyn, producing the ghostly twin effects in WONDER MAN. In 1953, he became head of the effects department at Paramount (replacing the late Gordon Jennings), where he parted the Red Sea for Cecil B. De Mille's remake of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. He continued working freelance after Paramount disbanded its effects department in the early 60s. Though a master of his craft, he never fulfilled his long-standing ambition to direct or produce. Visit the Internet Movie Database to examine Fulton's more-than-250 screen credits.  Nominated for Special Effects 1940: THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE - Photographic  Nominated for Special Effects 1940: THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS - Photographic  Nominated for Special Effects 1941: THE INVSIBLE WOMAN - Photographic  Nominated for Special Effects 1942: INVSIBLE AGENT - Photographic  Special Effects 1945: WONDER MAN - Photographic  Nominated for Special Effects 1949: TULSA - [No nominations listed, but film credits Fulton for Special Effects; however Walter Wanger (producer) & Stuart Heisler (director) have received credit for the nomination.]  Special Effects 1955: THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI - [No nominations listed, but film credits Fulton for Special Effects]  Special Effects 1956: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 8 nominations (including 2 unlisted), 3 Awards