American cinematographer Lucien Ballard led a hectic existence in his early years; he briefly attended the University of Oklahoma and the University of Pennsylvania, then headed to China in search of newer adventures. Back in the States, Ballard went to work in the lumber business, sawing trees and surveying land. In 1928 he headed to Hollywood to visit a girl friend, who happened to be a script clerk at Paramount. He secured work as an assistant cameraman, then graduated to the exotic, high-priced films of director Josef von Sternberg, who promoted Ballard to camera operator. After a falling out with von Sternberg, Ballard worked steadily at Columbia Pictures, where he toiled as director of photography on the studio's B pictures and two-reel comedies. Ballard's assignments improved at 20th Century-Fox in the 1940s, where he photographed such quality productions as The Lodger and Bomber's Moon; during this period, he also handled second-unit photography on Howard Hughes' notorious The Outlaw.A master of stylized studio photography, Ballard expanded his range with his evocative semi-documentary footage in RKO's Berlin Express. During the 1950s, Ballard came to specialize in Technicolor westerns and outdoor adventure, though occasionally he'd return to his black-and-white roots with such films as Kubrick's The Killing (1955). In Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960), Ballard deliberately attempted to shoot the film in a grainy, old-fashioned style, to fully convey the gritty feel of the Prohibition Era. Ballard became a favorite of cultists for his brilliant work on Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch (1969) and The Getaway (1972) -- work which astonishingly failed to win Ballard the Academy Award that had eluded him all of his professional life. Like many cinematographers before him, Ballard ended up marrying one of the actresses he'd photographed: from 1944 through 1949, he was the husband of Merle Oberon. At age 80, Lucien Ballard was killed in an auto accident near his home in Rancho Mirage, California.
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Rabbit Test
Cinematographer |
1978 | |||
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Breakheart Pass
Cinematographer |
1976 | |||
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Drum
Cinematographer |
1976 | |||
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From Noon Till Three
Cinematographer |
1976 | |||
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Mikey and Nicky
Cinematographer |
1976 | |||
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St. Ives
Cinematographer |
1976 | |||
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Breakout
Cinematographer |
1975 | |||
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Thomasine and Bushrod
Cinematographer |
1974 | |||
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Three the Hard Way
Cinematographer |
1974 | |||
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Lady Ice
Cinematographer |
1973 | |||
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Junior Bonner
Cinematographer |
1972 | |||
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The Getaway
Cinematographer |
1972 | |||
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A Time for Dying
Cinematographer, Screenwriter |
1971 | |||
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Arruza
Cinematographer |
1971 | |||
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What's the Matter with Helen?
Cinematographer |
1971 | |||
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Cinematographer |
1970 | |||
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The Hawaiians
Cinematographer |
1970 | |||
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The Wild Bunch
Cinematographer |
1969 | |||
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True Grit
Cinematographer |
1969 | |||
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How Sweet It Is!
Cinematographer |
1968 | |||
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The Party
Cinematographer |
1968 | |||
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Hour of the Gun
Cinematographer |
1967 | |||
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Will Penny
Cinematographer |
1967 | |||
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An Eye for an Eye
Cinematographer |
1966 | |||
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Nevada Smith
Cinematographer |
1966 | |||
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Boeing Boeing
Cinematographer |
1965 | |||
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Dear Brigitte
Cinematographer |
1965 | |||
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The Sons of Katie Elder
Cinematographer |
1965 | |||
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Roustabout
Cinematographer |
1964 | |||
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The New Interns
Cinematographer |
1964 | |||
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Take Her, She's Mine
Cinematographer |
1963 | |||
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The Caretakers
Cinematographer |
1963 | |||
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Wall of Noise
Cinematographer |
1963 | |||
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Wives and Lovers
Cinematographer |
1963 | |||
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Ride the High Country
Cinematographer |
1962 | |||
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Marines, Let's Go
Cinematographer |
1961 | |||
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Susan Slade
Cinematographer |
1961 | |||
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The Parent Trap
Cinematographer |
1961 | |||
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The Swamp Fox: A Woman's Courage
Cinematographer |
1961 | |||
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The Swamp Fox: Horses for Greene
Cinematographer |
1961 | |||
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Desire in the Dust
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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Disneyland: Zorro: Adios El Cuhillo
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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Disneyland: Zorro: El Bandido
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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Elfego Baca: Friendly Enemies at Law
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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Elfego Baca: Gus Tomlin Is Dead
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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Pay or Die
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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The Bramble Bush
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Cinematographer |
1960 | |||
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Al Capone
Cinematographer |
1959 | |||
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City of Fear
Cinematographer |
1959 | |||
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Elfego Baca: Attorney at Law
Cinematographer |
1959 | |||
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Elfego Baca: Move Along, Mustangers
Cinematographer |
1959 | |||
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Elfego Baca: Mustang Man, Mustang Maid
Cinematographer |
1959 | |||
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Elfego Baca: The Griswold Murder
Cinematographer |
1959 | |||
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Anna Lucasta
Cinematographer |
1958 | |||
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Buchanan Rides Alone
Cinematographer |
1958 | |||
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Murder by Contract
Cinematographer |
1958 | |||
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Band of Angels
Cinematographer |
1957 | |||
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The Unholy Wife
Cinematographer |
1957 | |||
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A Kiss Before Dying
Cinematographer |
1956 | |||
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I Married a Woman
Cinematographer |
1956 | |||
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The Killer Is Loose
Cinematographer |
1956 | |||
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The Killing
Cinematographer |
1956 | |||
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The King and Four Queens
Cinematographer |
1956 | |||
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The Proud Ones
Cinematographer |
1956 | |||
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Seven Cities of Gold
Cinematographer |
1955 | |||
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The Magnificent Matador
Cinematographer |
1955 | |||
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White Feather
Cinematographer |
1955 | |||
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New Faces
Cinematographer |
1954 | |||
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Prince Valiant
Cinematographer |
1954 | |||
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The Raid
Cinematographer |
1954 | |||
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Inferno
Cinematographer |
1953 | |||
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The Desert Rats
Cinematographer |
1953 | |||
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The Glory Brigade
Cinematographer |
1953 | |||
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Diplomatic Courier
Cinematographer |
1952 | |||
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Don't Bother to Knock
Cinematographer |
1952 | |||
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Night without Sleep
Cinematographer |
1952 | |||
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O. Henry's Full House
Cinematographer |
1952 | |||
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Return of the Texan
Cinematographer |
1952 | |||
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Fixed Bayonets
Cinematographer |
1951 | |||
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Let's Make It Legal
Cinematographer |
1951 | |||
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The House on Telegraph Hill
Cinematographer |
1951 | |||
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Berlin Express
Cinematographer |
1948 | |||
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Night Song
Cinematographer |
1947 | |||
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Temptation
Cinematographer |
1946 | |||
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This Love of Ours
Cinematographer |
1945 | |||
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Sweet and Lowdown
Cinematographer |
1944 | |||
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The Lodger
Actor, Cinematographer |
1944 | |||
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Bomber's Moon
Cinematographer |
1943 | |||
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Holy Matrimony
Cinematographer |
1943 | |||
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Tonight We Raid Calais
Cinematographer |
1943 | |||
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Moontide
Cinematographer |
1942 | |||
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Orchestra Wives
Cinematographer |
1942 | |||
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The Undying Monster
Cinematographer |
1942 | |||
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Whispering Ghosts
Cinematographer |
1942 | |||
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Swamp Water
Cinematographer |
1941 | |||
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The Villain Still Pursued Her
Cinematographer |
1941 | |||
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Wild Geese Calling
Cinematographer |
1941 | |||
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Blind Alley
Cinematographer |
1939 | |||
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Coast Guard
Cinematographer |
1939 | |||
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Let Us Live
Cinematographer |
1939 | |||
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Outside These Walls
Cinematographer |
1939 | |||
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Rio Grande
Cinematographer |
1939 | |||
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Texas Stampede
Cinematographer |
1939 | |||
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The Thundering West
Cinematographer |
1939 | |||
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Flight to Fame
Cinematographer |
1938 | |||
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Highway Patrol
Cinematographer |
1938 | |||
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Penitentiary
Cinematographer |
1938 | |||
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Squadron of Honor
Cinematographer |
1938 | |||
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The Lone Wolf in Paris
Cinematographer |
1938 | |||
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Devil's Playground
Cinematographer |
1937 | |||
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Girls Can Play
Cinematographer |
1937 | |||
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I Promise to Pay
Cinematographer |
1937 | |||
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Life Begins with Love
Cinematographer |
1937 | |||
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Racketeers in Exile
Cinematographer |
1937 | |||
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The Shadow
Cinematographer |
1937 | |||
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Venus Makes Trouble
Cinematographer |
1937 | |||
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Craig's Wife
Cinematographer |
1936 | |||
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The Final Hour
Cinematographer |
1936 | |||
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The King Steps Out
Cinematographer |
1936 | |||
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Crime and Punishment
Cinematographer |
1935 | |||
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The Devil Is a Woman
Cinematographer |
1935 | |||
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Morocco
Cinematographer |
1930 |

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