name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
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Standard Lemma guide
Obie
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noun
Meaning 2
A small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes.
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Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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noun
Meaning 3
An Off-Broadway Theater Award, given annually to theatre artists and groups in New York City.
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History
Etymology
Altered spelling of French Aubé.
Named after the actress Merle Oberon, whose husband Lucien Ballard used this kind of lighting to hide small scars on her face after a car accident.
A regularized spelling of the initials of the phrase "Off-Broadway". Thus, "OB Award" becomes "Obie Award".