Obie

Meaning

Noun

• A small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes.
• An Off-Broadway Theater Award, given annually to theatre artists and groups in New York City.

Origin

• 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.
• Altered spelling of French Aubé.