- Arnold Friberg was a famous, celebrated American artist during the mid-20th Century who was hired by Cecil B. DeMille to provide production drawings and paintings and conceptual art in the making of "The Ten Commandments" (1956). In this capacity he was an assistant Art Director. He also was given the task of creating all the paintings for the original souvenir program book, and some of the movie poster artwork, for the film.
- He studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago, Illinois and at the Grand Central School of Art in New York City. He worked for advertising agencies and painted covers for magazines like the Saturday Evening Post.
- He was drafted into the United States Army during World War II where he entered in the infantry and served in Europe and Pacific.
- He is survived by his daughter-in-law Jayana Friberg-Cleamons; his second wife Heidi Miller Grosskopf; sons, Frank Friberg, Peter Friberg, and Izzie Friberg Dominy; and daughter Pat Friberg. He is survived by ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
- Son of a Swedish father and Norwegian mother. The family moved to Arizona in 1916 where they converted to Mormonism.
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