Conrad Hall

Conrad Hall

1926-06-21 – 2003-01-04 (age 76) Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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Biography

Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he became widely prominent as a cinematographer earning numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (with ten nominations), three BAFTA Awards and five American Society of Cinematographers Awards.

Hall won three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), American Beauty (1999), and Road to Perdition (2002). He was also Oscar-nominated for Morituri (1965), The Professionals (1966), In Cold Blood (1967), The Day of the Locust (1975), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and A Civil Action (1998). He is also known for Cool Hand Luke (1967), Fat City (1972), and Marathon Man (1976).

In 2003, Hall was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Known For

Visions of Light
Visions of Light

1992

as Self

Who Needs Sleep?
Who Needs Sleep?

2006

as Self

The Disneyland Story
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall
Something's Gonna Live
Something's Gonna Live

2010

as Self (archive footage)