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name: "Lamar Boren"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lamar-boren"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "3 May 1917"
died: "15 January 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:51:45.392379+00:00"
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# Lamar Boren

Cinematographer. Born 3 May 1917 in Provo. Died 15 January 1986.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 3 May 1917, Provo
- **Died:** 15 January 1986

## Biography

Lamar Boren (1917–1986) was an American cinematographer who specialised in underwater photography. Born in Provo, Utah, he worked on numerous films and television series from the 1950s onwards.

He provided underwater camera work for the James Bond films *Thunderball* (1965), *You Only Live Twice* (1967) and *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977). Boren served as director of photography on the Ivan Tors productions *Flipper* (1963) and *Flipper's New Adventure* (1964), as well as the television series *Flipper* and *The Rockford Files* (1974–1976). His other credits include *Brewster McCloud* (1970) and *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974).

Boren was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1971.

*Sources: imdb.com, wikimili.com, shotonwhat.com, tcm.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Fi1m 83, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)

## Also known for

- *Thunderball* (1965), Underwater Camera
- *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), Underwater Camera
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Brewster McCloud* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Flipper* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Flipper* (1964), Director of Photography

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