Lucien Tainguy

Lucien Tainguy

Cinematographer. Born 10 August 1881 in Paris, France. Died 1 February 1971.

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Born
10 August 1881, Paris, France
Died
1 February 1971

Biography

Lucien Tainguy was a French cinematographer. He worked as a camera operator on Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon (1902), alongside Théophile Michault, at the director's Montreuil studio.

Tainguy later emigrated to the United States and served as cinematographer on more than forty silent films. His credits include Cleopatra (1912), Checkers (1913), Courage for Two (1919) and God's Country and the Law (1921).

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