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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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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
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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.
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Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK
- Cinematographer, Six-Gun Law, 1962.
Further Reference
OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:
- Variety, October 5, 1988.
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