Hal Mohr

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Hal Mohr was an American cinematographer renowned for his innovative camera work in early Hollywood, notably becoming the only write-in Academy Award winner for his cinematography.

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Hal Mohr canonical 29

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instanceOf American cinematographer ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
academyAwardFor A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film) ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White ⓘ
birthName Harold L. Mohr ⓘ
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1894-08-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1974-05-10 ⓘ
employer Columbia Pictures ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
Warner Bros. ⓘ
fieldOfWork cinematography ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre feature film ⓘ
influenced American cinematography ⓘ
knownFor early Hollywood cinematography ⓘ
innovative camera movement ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Society of Cinematographers ⓘ
name Hal Mohr ⓘ
notableAchievement only write-in winner of an Academy Award for cinematography ⓘ
notableTechnique complex lighting setups ⓘ
elaborate tracking shots ⓘ
notableWork A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film) ⓘ
Rancho Notorious (1952 film) ⓘ
The Big Heat (1953 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Big Heat

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film) ⓘ
The Jazz Singer (1927 film) ⓘ
The Last of the Mohicans (1936 film) ⓘ
The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) ⓘ
The Wedding March (1928 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Wedding March

The Wild One (1953 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Wild One
occupation cinematographer ⓘ
film director ⓘ
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Santa Monica
positionHeld president of the American Society of Cinematographers ⓘ
spouse Evelyn Venable ⓘ
workedIn Hollywood ⓘ
yearOfAward 1936 ⓘ
yearsActive 1910s–1960s ⓘ

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Hal Mohr → name → Hal Mohr ⓘ
The Gun Runners → cinematographyBy → Hal Mohr ⓘ
subject linked to: The Gun Runners (1958 film)
The Wild One → cinematography → Hal Mohr ⓘ
State Fair (1933 film) → cinematographyBy → Hal Mohr ⓘ
The Beloved Rogue → cinematographyBy → Hal Mohr ⓘ
subject linked to: The Beloved Rogue (1927 film)
Evelyn Venable → spouse → Hal Mohr ⓘ
Harold L. Mohr → alsoKnownAs → Hal Mohr ⓘ
Noah’s Ark (1928 film) → cinematographyBy → Hal Mohr ⓘ
subject linked to: Noah’s Ark
Sparrows → cinematography → Hal Mohr ⓘ