Lucien Andriot | |
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_1.jpg) Lucien Andriot at the camera, with directorMaurice Tourneur at left andJohn van den Broek at the second camera below, shootingThe Poor Little Rich Girl (1917) | |
| Born | November 19, 1892 Paris, France |
| Died | March 19, 1979(1979-03-19) (aged 86) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1915–58 |
| Known for | More than 200 films and television programs |
Lucien AndriotASC[1] (November 19, 1892 – March 19, 1979) was a French and American cinematographer. He shot more than 200 films and television programs over the course of his career.
Born in Paris, Andriot began his career in France in 1909 working forVictorin-Hippolyte Jasset. His elder sisterJosette Andriot was a French film actress, working for Jasset. He then came to the U.S. some time before 1914 as an employee of the Éclair American Company based inFort Lee, New Jersey.[2][3]
The outbreak of World War I drove a re-organization of foreign film-industry assets in Fort Lee, including the employees. Now working for the World Film Company, financed byLewis J. Selznick and run byWilliam A. Brady, Andriot became a member of a separate French-speaking unit within World Film. For about three years,Maurice Tourneur,George Archainbaud,Emile Chautard, andAlbert Capellani worked together on films such as the 1915 version ofCamille, including the teaching ofJosef von Sternberg.[4]
Andriot moved to Hollywood around 1920 and went to work for Fox. The cinematography of the early widescreenJohn Wayne westernThe Big Trail in 1930 is unfortunately not his work. It was the standard-looking 35mm version, shot in parallel alongsideArthur Edeson's ground-breaking "70mm Grandeur" version.[5]
Andriot did show a long-standing affinity for French directors working in Hollywood, initiallyMaurice Tourneur, and laterRené Clair,Robert Florey, andJean Renoir. In the 1930s and 1940s, Andriot worked principally on B pictures for major studios. He did some television work in the 1950s and early 1960s, and retired toPalm Springs, California.
Andriot is buried atForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
Andriot's films include:
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| People | |
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