Hal Mohr

Birth Name:

Hal Mohr

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Profession

Cinematographer, Director, Camera department, Editor, Writer

In 1930, he became the President of the American Society of Cinematographers
In 1976, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Was a member on the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Built his own camera as a teenager in order to shoot local events in San Francisco, but the device was eventually confiscated by the Motion Picture Patents Company
Was one fo the first cinematographers to use crane, dolly and boom shots
During World War I, he served in the Signal Corps
Was the only person to ever win a competitive Academy Award without being nominated for it

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