Étienne Arnaud was born on September 4, 1879 in Villeneuve-les-Béziers, Hérault, France as Chiaffredo Arnaud. He was a director and writer, known for Saved from the Titanic (1912), Clair de lune espagnol (1909) and Soyons donc sportifs (1909). He died on May 11, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA.