Lucien Ballard (6 May 1908 - 1 October 1988) was an American cinematographer and director of photography. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cinematography is the discipline of making lighting and camera choices when recording photographic images for the cinema. ... A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera. ...

Born in Miami, Oklahoma, Ballard began working on films at Paramount Studios in 1929. He later joked in an interview that it was a three day party at the home of actress Clara Bow that convinced him "this is the business for me". He began his career loading trucks at Paramount, and became a camera assistant, often working for director Josef von Sternberg. Von Sternberg allowed him credit for his work on The Devil is a Woman (1935), and the two shared a Venice Film Festival award for "Best Cinematography" in 1935. Miami is a city located in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to 1989. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Clara Bow Clara Bow (born July 29, 1907[1]; - September 27, 1965) was an American actress and sex symbol, best known for her film work in the 1920s and early 1930s. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Josef von Sternberg (29 May 1894 – 22 December 1969) was an Austrian-American film director. ... The Devil is a Woman is a 1935 film by Josef von Sternberg, adapted from the 1898 novel La Femme et le pantin by Pierre Louÿs. ... See also: 1934 in film 1935 1936 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). ... The Venice Film Festival (it: Mostra Internazionale dArte Cinematografica) is the oldest Film Festival in the World (began in the 1932) and takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido di Venezia in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, in Venice, Italy. ... An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On the set of The Lodger (1944), Ballard met, and then married actress Merle Oberon (from 1945 until 1949). After she was involved in a near fatal car crash in London, he invented a light which was mounted by the side of the camera, to provide direct light onto a subject's face, with the aim of reducing blemishes and wrinkles. Named the "Obie", the device benefited Oberon who had sustained facial scarring in the car accident. The Obie would become widely used in the film industry. The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog often just called The Lodger was a 1927 silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... See also: 1943 in film 1944 1945 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ... Actress Merle Oberon in Berlin Express (1948) Merle Oberon (February 19, 1911 – November 23, 1979), born Estelle Merle OBrien Thompson, was a film actress, known for her sultry looks. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... A car accident in Yate, near Bristol, England, in July 2004. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...

One film of note is 1941's controversial Howard Hughes film The Outlaw. Hughes cast Jane Russell in the lead, and had numerous camera shots of her ample cleavage, this would get the attention of the Hollywood censors. The film was shot in 1940 and 1941 but would take five years to get to selected theaters. Ballard was the camera man for the screen tests and did some of the second unit work with both director Howard Hawks and assisted cinematographer Gregg Toland on the first unit crew. See also: 1940 in film 1941 1942 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films Sergeant York Buck Privates, starring Abbott and Costello Tobacco Road Academy Awards Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley - 20th Century-Fox Best Actor: Gary Cooper - Sergeant York Best Actress... For other people named Howard Hughes, see Howard Hughes (disambiguation). ... A colorized image of Jack Buetel as Billy the Kid. ... Jane Russell in 1943. ... Howard Hawks Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... Gregg Toland (1904-1948) was an influential American cinematographer, most noted for his work on Orson Welles Citizen Kane. ...

In one of his first films, Morocco (1930), directed by Von Sternberg, Ballard would work with assistant director Henry Hathaway. This relationship with Hathaway would come back to benefit Ballard when Hathaway himself became a noted director. They would work together on several films, including: Diplomatic Courier (1952), O. Henry's Full House (1952), Prince Valiant (1954), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Nevada Smith (1966), and True Grit (1969). The last, because of the natural beauty of southwestern Colorado, would also garner Ballard aclaim among his peers. See also: 1929 in film 1930 1931 in film 1930s in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films The Indians Are Coming Madam Satan Der Blaue Engel Academy Awards Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front - Universal Studios Best Actress: Norma Shearer - The Divorcee... The Assistant director (AD) is a filmmaking role. ... Henry Hathaway (March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer. ... // Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ... Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a comic strip created by Hal Foster. ... See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ... The Sons of Katie Elder is a 1965 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Dean Martin. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Mary Poppins The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews Goldfinger My Fair Lady Whats New Pussycat? Shenandoah The Sandpiper Father Goose Academy Awards Best Picture: The Sound of Music - Argyle, Twentieth Century-Fox Best Actor: Lee Marvin - Cat Ballou Best Actress: Julie Christie... Nevada Smith is a 1966 Western, released by Paramount Pictures, produced and directed by Henry Hathaway. ... // Events Top grossing films North America Thunderball Dr. Zhivago Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? That Darn Cat! The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming Academy Awards Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor... True Grit is a 1968 novel by Charles Portis. ... // Events Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... Southwestern Colorado includes the following Colorado counties: Southwest Colorado counties Alamosa County Archuleta County Conejos County Dolores County Hinsdale County La Plata County Mineral County Montezuma County Montrose County Ouray County Rio Grande County Saguache County San Juan County San Miguel County Large cities/towns in Southwestern Colorado include: Alamosa...

After working with Budd Boetticher on The Magnificent Matador (1955), they would go on to work togeather several times, including: The Killer Is Loose (1956), the television show Maverick (1957), Buchanan Rides Alone (1958), The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960), A Time for Dying (1969), Arruza (1972), and My Kingdom For... (1985). Budd Boetticher (1916-2001) was a film director during the classical period in Hollywood most famous for the series of low-budget Westerns he made in the late 1950s starring Randolph Scott. ... // Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ... See also: 1955 in film 1956 1957 in film 1950s in film years in film film // Events November 15 - The film Love Me Tender starring Elvis Presley (his first film) opens. ... Maverick is a comedy-western television series created by Roy Huggins that ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8, 1962 on ABC and featured James Garner, Roger Moore, and Jack Kelly as poker-playing travelling gamblers. ... See also: 1956 in television, other events of 1957, 1958 in television and the list of years in television. // Events January 6 - Elvis Presley makes final appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. ... // Events February 16- In the Money is released on this date. ... See also: 1959 in film 1960 1961 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film // Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I. Blues August 10 - Filming of West... // Events Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... // Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli The Hospital Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Academy Awards Best Picture... See also: 1984 in film, other events of 1985, 1986 in film, list of years in film. Events Top grossing films Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple...

Another relationship of importance is with Sam Peckinpah, they worked together on the following motion pictures: The Westerner (1960), Ride the High Country (1962), The Wild Bunch (1969), The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970), The Getaway (1972), and Junior Bonner (1972). The Westerner is a 1940 film with Walter Brennan. ... Ride the High Country is a noted 1962 western film. ... // Events Dr. No launches the James Bond film series, the longest-running motion picture franchise of all time, running more than 40 years. ... The Wild Bunch is a 1969 western film in which an aging group of outlaws hope to have one more score while the West is turning into a modern society. ... // Events Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ... The Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 motion picture directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens and David Warner. ... // Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian, starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr premieres in New York City. ... The Getaway is a 1972 crime movie, starring Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw. ... // Top grossing films The Godfather Fiddler on the Roof Diamonds Are Forever Whats Up, Doc?, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan ONeal Dirty Harry The Last Picture Show A Clockwork Orange Cabaret, starring Liza Minnelli The Hospital Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex Academy Awards Best Picture... Junior Bonner is a male melodrama and contemporary western movie, focusing on the relationships between two brothers and their father. ... // Events Cannes Film Festival opens, but closes in support of a French general strike without awarding any prizes. ...

Ballard was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Caretakers (1963), and won the National Society of Film Critics award for "Best Cinematography" for The Wild Bunch. He worked on more than 130 films during his 50-year career. The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... The Caretakers is a 1963 United Artists drama motion picture starring Robert Stack and Polly Bergen. ... // Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr. Strangelove. ... The National Society of Film Critics or NSFC is an American film critic organization. ...

Lucien Ballard built a large beach house in Trancas Beach, in Malibu, California where he lived fist with his first wife, Margaret, and their two daughters, Zoe and Pamela. Then he lived there with his second wife, Inez. They had two sons, Christopher and Anthony. He died in Rancho Mirage, California in a car accident. The Malibu pier near the famous Surfrider Beach The Pacific Coast Highway in central Malibu The Paradise Cove pier in Malibu Malibu is a city located in western Los Angeles County, California. ... Rancho Mirage is a city located in Riverside County, California. ...

External links

• Ballard @ the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
• Lucien Ballard at the Internet Movie Database
• Ballard @ All Movie Guide