Hal Adkins
Harold "Hal" Adkins (born July 10, 1898 in Ohio , † May 5, 1964 in Los Angeles ) was an American film technology pioneer and engineer who was awarded an Oscar for technical merit at the 1947 Academy Awards .
Life
Hal Adkins, who worked for the RKO Pictures Radio Studio Miniature Department for design and construction, was awarded a Technical Achievement Award in 1947 "for the design and construction of a device with projectile effects" ("for the design and construction of equipment providing visual bullet effects ”). He shared this award with Marty Martin of RKO Pictures.
Award
- Academy Award for Technical Merit Class III
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Academy Awards 1947 : Technical Achievement Award
together with Marty Martin and the RKO Radio Studio Special Effects Department
Web links
- Scientific or Technical Award Class III nomination 1946 at ciakhollywood.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hal Adkins in the California Death Index
- ↑ Database ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas (English)
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| SURNAME | Adkins, Hal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adkins, Harold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film technology pioneer and engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th May 1964 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |