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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Predicate Object
instanceOf American cinematographer
cinematographer
human
academyAwardFor A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film)
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: 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. Entertainment
surface form: 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 self-link
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
surface form: The Big Heat (1953 film)

1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
surface form: 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
surface form: The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)

The Wedding March
surface form: The Wedding March (1928 film)

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

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