Conrad L. Hall

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Conrad Lee Hall (born June 21, 1926 in Papeete , French Polynesia , † January 4, 2003 in Santa Monica ) was a three-time Oscar- winning American cameraman and was a member of the professional association of image-making cameramen ASC .

Life

Hall, son of writer James Norman Hall ( Mutiny on the Bounty ), studied at the University of Southern California film studies . He founded a small production company with two fellow students , which they initially sold to a local television station. Initially limited to filming commercials , Hall quickly rose to the role of location scout , who was looking for motifs for The Desert Lives , among other things .

In the 1960s he began working as a camera assistant and camera operator, including on Beyond Eden and Mutiny on the Bounty , and soon afterwards began supporting film projects on his own. Along with Hal Mohr , J. Peverell Marley , Leon Shamroy , Haskell Wexler and Ray Rennahan, he is one of the six cameramen who were honored with a star on the Walk of Fame .

This is also due to the fact that Hall was nominated ten times for the Oscar in the category Best Cinematography . He received two out of three awards personally. On January 4, 2003, he died of prostate cancer at the age of 76 . Eleven weeks later, on March 23, 2003, at the 2003 Academy Awards , his eldest son, Conrad Wynn Hall , also a cameraman , accepted the third gold statue for Road to Perdition on behalf of his father.

Hall was married three times, the first marriage having three children. His second marriage was between 1969 and 1974 with the actress Katharine Ross .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Oscar for the best camera

BAFTA Awards

American Society of Cinematographers

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award

  • 2003 for his life's work

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personal data
SURNAME Hall, Conrad L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hall, Conrad Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Papeete , French Polynesia
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 2003
Place of death Santa Monica , United States