Charles D. Hall

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Charles Daniel Hall (born April 20, 1888 in Norwich , Norfolk , England , † April 8, 1970 in Los Angeles , California ) was a British - American production designer .

Life

Charles D. Hall began his career as a set designer for the theater owner Fred Karno in London. Here he made friends with the later world-famous comedian Charles Chaplin . Around 1910 Hall moved to the United States via Canada. He got a contract with Universal Pictures . He worked for the studio for 27 years and worked with Chaplin over and over again. After problems in the espionage drama The Road Back by James Whale Hall moved to Hal Roach . Even his first film for the new studio (We're fine) earned him an Oscar nomination in 1939 . Another nomination followed a year later , this time for the adventure film Chain Convict in Australia . By the end of his career in 1955, Charles D. Hall was responsible for the equipment of over 100 films. For the past two years he has worked for television.

In his spare time, Charles D. Hall pursued his hobby, landscape painting . He bought his Hollywood home from the then aspiring actor John Wayne . He died on April 8, 1970 in Los Angeles. His great-nephew, the director Matthew Charles Hall, dedicated his short film In the Land of Phantoms to the memory of his great-uncle.

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SURNAME Hall, Charles D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hall, Charles Daniel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British-American production designer
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Norwich , Norfolk , England
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1970
Place of death Los Angeles , California