Hal Walker
Harold Walker (born March 20, 1896 in Ottumwa , Iowa , † July 3, 1972 in Tracy , California ) was an American film director and assistant director who was nominated at the Academy Awards in 1938 for the Oscar for best assistant director .
biography
Walker began in 1935 as an assistant director for the film Men Without Names and was subsequently involved in the production of 15 films in this role. For Schiffbruch der Seelen (1937) he was nominated at the Academy Awards in 1938 for the last Oscar for best assistant director.
After the Second World War , he started as a film director himself in 1945 and directed eleven films by 1953 such as The Road to Utopia (1946), Crash with the Company (1950), That's My Boy (1951) and The Road to Bali (1952).
Filmography (selection)
- 1945: Out of This World
- 1945: Duffy's Tavern
- 1945: The Road to Utopia (Road to Utopia)
- 1945: The Stork Club
- 1950: Irma in the Golden West (My Friend Irma Goes West)
- 1950: At War with the Army
- 1951: That's My Boy
- 1952: Sailor beware (Sailor Beware)
- 1952: The Road to Bali (Road to Bali)
Web links
- Hal Walker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walker, Hal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walker, Harold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American assistant director and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottumwa , Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd July 1972 |
| Place of death | Tracy , California |