Lucien Ballard Biography (1908-1988)

Born May 6, 1908 (some sources say 1904), in Miami, OK; died as the result ofa bicycling accident, October 1, 1988, in Rancho Mirage, CA; married secondwife, Merle Oberon (an actress), 1945 (divorced, 1949); third wife's name, Inez (died, 1982); children: two sons.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
May 6, 1908
Miami, Oklahoma, United States
Death Details
October 1, 1988
Rancho Mirage, California, United States

Famous Works

  • Credits
  • FIRST FILM WORK--Second cameraman (with Lee Garmes), Morocco, Paramount,1930.
  • PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; ALL AS CINEMATOGRAPHER,UNLESS INDICATED Second cameraman (with Josef von Sternberg), The Devil Is a Woman, Paramount, 1935 Crimeand Punishment, Columbia, 1935.
  • Craig's Wife, Columbia, 1936.
  • The Final Hour, Columbia, 1936.
  • The King Steps Out, Columbia, 1936.
  • Devil's Playground, Columbia, 1937.
  • Girls Can Play (also known as Fielder's Field), Columbia, 1937.
  • I Promise to Pay, Columbia, 1937.
  • Life Begins with Love, Columbia, 1937.
  • Racketeers in Exile, Columbia, 1937.
  • The Shadow, Columbia, 1937.
  • Venus Makes Trouble, Columbia, 1937.
  • From Bad to Worse (short film), Columbia, 1937.
  • Violent Is the Word for Curly (short film), Columbia, 1938.
  • Home on the Rage (short film), Columbia, 1938.
  • Three Little Sew and Sews (short film), Columbia, 1938.
  • Flight to Fame, Columbia, 1938.
  • Highway Patrol, Columbia, 1938.
  • The Lone Wolf in Paris, Columbia, 1938.
  • Penitentiary, Columbia, 1938.
  • Squadron of Honor, Columbia, 1938.
  • Blind Alley, Columbia, 1939.
  • Coast Guard, Columbia, 1939.
  • Let Us Live, Columbia, 1939.
  • Outside These Walls, Columbia, 1939.
  • Rio Grande, Columbia, 1939.
  • Texas Stampede, Columbia, 1939.
  • The Thundering West, Columbia, 1939.
  • A Star Is Shorn (short film), Columbia, 1939.
  • The Villain Still Pursued Her (also known as She Done Him Wrong), RKO, 1940.
  • Wild Geese Calling, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941.
  • (with Charles Clarke) Moontide, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
  • Orchestra Wives, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
  • The Undying Monster (also known as The Hammond Mystery), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
  • Whispering Ghosts, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
  • Bomber's Moon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943.
  • Holy Matrimony, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943.
  • Tonight We Raid Calais, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943.
  • The Lodger, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944.
  • co-cinematographer (uncredited), Laura, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944.
  • Sweet and Lowdown, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944.
  • This Love of Ours, Universal, 1945.
  • Temptation, Universal, 1946.
  • Night Song, RKO, 1947.
  • Berlin Express, RKO, 1948.
  • Fixed Bayonets, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
  • Let's Make It Legal, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
  • The House on Telegraph Hill, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
  • Diplomatic Courier, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
  • Don't Bother to Knock, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
  • Night without Sleep, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
  • "The Clarion Call" in O. Henry's Full House (also known as Full House), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
  • Return of the Texan, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
  • The Desert Rats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
  • The Glory Brigade, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
  • Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
  • New Faces, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954.
  • Prince Valiant, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954.
  • The Raid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954.
  • The Magnificent Matador (also known as The Brave and the Beautiful), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
  • Seven Cities of Gold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
  • White Feather, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
  • The Killer Is Loose, United Artists, 1956.
  • The Killing, United Artists, 1956.
  • The King and Four Queens, United Artists, 1956.
  • A Kiss before Dying, United Artists, 1956.
  • The Proud Ones, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
  • Band of Angels, Warner Brothers, 1957.
  • The Unholy Wife, Universal, 1957.
  • Anna Lucasta, United Artists, 1958.
  • Buchanan Rides Alone, Columbia, 1958.
  • I Married a Woman, Universal, 1958.
  • Murder by Contract, Columbia, 1958.
  • City of Fear, Columbia, 1959.
  • Al Capone, Allied Artists, 1959.
  • The Bramble Bush, Warner Brothers, 1960.
  • Desire in the Dust, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
  • Pay or Die, Allied Artists, 1960.
  • The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond, Warner Brothers, 1960.
  • Marines, Let's Go, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
  • The Parent Trap, Buena Vista, 1961.
  • Susan Slade, Warner Brothers, 1961.
  • Ride the High Country (also known as Guns in the Afternoon), Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1962.
  • The Caretakers (also known as Borderlines), United Artists, 1963.
  • Take Her, She's Mine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963.
  • Wall of Noise, Warner Brothers, 1963.
  • Wives and Lovers, Paramount, 1963.
  • The New Interns, Columbia, 1964.
  • Roustabout, Paramount, 1964.
  • Boeing Boeing, Paramount, 1965.
  • Dear Brigette, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
  • The Sons of Katie Elder, Paramount, 1965.
  • An Eye for an Eye, Embassy, 1966.
  • Nevada Smith, Paramount, 1966.
  • Hour of the Gun, United Artists, 1967.
  • How Sweet It Is, National General, 1968.
  • The Party, United Artists, 1968.
  • Will Penny, Paramount, 1968.
  • True Grit, Paramount, 1969.
  • The Wild Bunch, Warner Brothers, 1969.
  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Warner Brothers, 1970.
  • (with Philip Lathrop) The Hawaiians (also known as Master of the Islands), United Artists, 1970.
  • Elvis--That's the Way It Is, MGM, 1970.
  • A Time for Dying, Etoile Distribution, 1971.
  • What's the Matter with Helen?, United Artists, 1971.
  • The Getaway, National General, 1972.
  • Junior Bonner, Cinerama, 1972.
  • Lady Ice, National General, 1973.
  • Thomasine and Bushrod, Columbia, 1974.
  • Three the Hard Way, Allied Artists, 1974.
  • Breakout, Columbia, 1975.
  • Breakheart Pass, United Artists, 1976.
  • Drum, United Artists, 1976.
  • Mikey and Nicky (end sequence only), Paramount, 1976.
  • From Noon to Three, United Artists, 1976.
  • St. Ives, Warner Brothers, 1976.
  • Rabbit Test, AVCO-Embassy, 1978.
  • Also Arruza, 1968.
  • Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
  • Cinematographer, Six-Gun Law, 1962.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

  • Variety, October 5, 1988.