Lucien N. Andriot
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-11-09
Day of Death
1979-03-19 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Lucien N. Andriot
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucien Andriot ASC (1892-1979) was a prolific French-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 for Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset. His elder sister Josette 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 in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
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 by Lewis J. Selznick and run by William 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, and Albert Capellani worked together on films such as the 1915 version of Camille, including the teaching of Josef von Sternberg.
Andriot moved to Hollywood around 1920 and went to work for Fox. The cinematography of the early widescreen John Wayne western The Big Trail in 1930 is unfortunately not his work. It was the standard-looking 35mm version, shot in parallel alongside Arthur Edeson's ground-breaking "70mm Grandeur" version.
Andriot did show a long-standing affinity for French directors working in Hollywood, initially Maurice Tourneur, and later René Clair, Robert Florey, and Jean 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 to Palm Springs, California.
Andriot is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
Crew
(1958)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Director of Photography
(1951)
Home Town Story
Director of Photography
(1950)
Borderline
Director of Photography
(1950)
One Hour in Wonderland
Director of Photography
(1950)
Johnny One-Eye
Director of Photography
(1949)
Outpost in Morocco
Director of Photography
(1947)
Intrigue
Director of Photography
(1947)
New Orleans
Director of Photography
(1947)
Dishonored Lady
Director of Photography
(1946)
The Strange Woman
Director of Photography
(1946)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
Director of Photography
(1945)
And Then There Were None
Director of Photography
(1945)
The Southerner
Director of Photography
(1944)
The Hairy Ape
Director of Photography
(1944)
The Fighting Sullivans
Director of Photography
(1943)
Jitterbugs
Director of Photography
(1943)
Paris After Dark
Director of Photography
(1943)
They Came to Blow Up America
Director of Photography
(1942)
On the Sunny Side
Director of Photography
(1942)
Over My Dead Body
Director of Photography
(1942)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Director of Photography
(1942)
Just Off Broadway
Director of Photography
(1941)
Ride on Vaquero
Director of Photography
(1941)
Golden Hoofs
Director of Photography
(1940)
City of Chance
Director of Photography
(1940)
The Lady in Question
Director of Photography
(1940)
Earthbound
Director of Photography
(1940)
High School
Director of Photography
(1940)
Charter Pilot
Cinematography
(1939)
The Arizona Wildcat
Director of Photography
(1938)
I'll Give a Million
Director of Photography
(1938)
International Settlement
Director of Photography
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Director of Photography
(1937)
You Can't Have Everything
Director of Photography
(1937)
On the Avenue
Director of Photography
(1937)
The Lady Escapes
Director of Photography
(1937)
Café Metropole
Director of Photography
(1936)
The Gay Desperado
Director of Photography
(1936)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Director of Photography
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Director of Photography
(1935)
Chasing Yesterday
Director of Photography
(1935)
Captain Hurricane
Director of Photography
(1935)
The Return Of Peter Grimm
Director of Photography
(1935)
Hooray for Love
Director of Photography
(1935)
His Family Tree
Camera Operator
(1934)
Two Alone
Director of Photography
(1934)
The Crime Doctor
Director of Photography
(1934)
Straight Is the Way
Director of Photography
(1934)
The Life of Vergie Winters
Director of Photography
(1934)
Anne of Green Gables
Director of Photography
(1934)
A Blasted Event
Cinematography
(1933)
Penthouse
Director of Photography
(1933)
Before Dawn
Cinematography
(1933)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Director of Photography
(1933)
The Right To Romance
Director of Photography
(1933)
Topaze
Director of Photography
(1932)
Bird of Paradise
Director of Photography
(1932)
Westward Passage
Cinematography
(1932)
Cock of the Air
Director of Photography
(1932)
Prestige
Cinematography
(1931)
The Spy
Cinematography
(1929)
The Valiant
Director of Photography
(1929)
Christina
Director of Photography
(1928)
Let 'Er Go Gallegher
Director of Photography
(1928)
A Ship Comes In
Director of Photography
(1928)
The River Pirate
Cinematography
(1927)
White Gold
Director of Photography
(1927)
Almost Human
Director of Photography
(1927)
The Main Event
Director of Photography
(1927)
The Loves of Carmen
Director of Photography
(1926)
The Cruise of the Jasper B
Director of Photography
(1926)
Gigolo
Director of Photography
(1924)
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
Director of Photography
(1924)
The Dangerous Flirt
Cinematography
(1923)
Daytime Wives
Director of Photography
(1922)
Monte Cristo
Director of Photography
(1922)
A Fool There Was
Director of Photography
(1921)
Shame
Director of Photography
(1921)
That Girl Montana
Director of Photography
(1921)
The Primal Law
Cinematography
(1920)
Half a Chance
Director of Photography
(1919)
The Right To Lie
Director of Photography
(1917)
The Silent Master
Director of Photography
(1917)
The Poor Little Rich Girl
Director of Photography
(1917)
The Pride of the Clan
Director of Photography
(1917)
On Dangerous Ground
Cinematography
(1917)
The Whip
Camera Operator
(1913)
Balaoo the Demon Baboon
Director of Photography
(1913)
Protéa
Director of Photography
(1913)
What the Gods Decree
Director of Photography
(1912)
Les batailles de la vie - Épisode 2: Le saboteur
Cinematography
(1912)
Les batailles de la vie - Épisode 3: Le testament
Cinematography
(1912)
Zigomar vs. Nick Carter
Director
(1912)
Tom Butler
Camera Operator
(1911)
Zigomar the Eelskin
Director of Photography