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Hal Mohr (Harold Leon Mohr) was born on 2 August, 1894 in San Francisco, California, USA, is a cinematographer,director,camera_department. Discover Hal Mohr's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?
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Harold Leon Mohr |
Occupation |
cinematographer,director,camera_department |
Age |
80 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
Born |
2 August, 1894 |
Birthday |
2 August |
Birthplace |
San Francisco, California, USA |
Date of death |
10 May, 1974 |
Died Place |
Santa Monica, California, USA |
Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Cinematographer with the age 80 years old group.
Hal Mohr Height, Weight & Measurements
At 80 years old, Hal Mohr height is 6' 2" (1.88 m) .
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6' 2" (1.88 m) |
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Who Is Hal Mohr's Wife?
His wife is Evelyn Venable (7 December 1934 - 10 May 1974) ( his death) ( 2 children), Claire Delmar (1926 - 1929)
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Wife |
Evelyn Venable (7 December 1934 - 10 May 1974) ( his death) ( 2 children), Claire Delmar (1926 - 1929) |
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Hal Mohr Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Hal Mohr worth at the age of 80 years old? Hal Mohr’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cinematographer. He is from United States. We have estimated Hal Mohr's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
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Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Cinematographer |
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Timeline
Distinguished pioneering cinematographer who had a career in motion pictures lasting six-decades. As a teenager, Hal built his own camera while still at school and took photos of local interest which he then developed and printed. He sent a number of these pictures to the New York Herald-Tribune and they were deemed good enough to invite interest from Hollywood. After doing some free-lance work he was hired to shoot newsreels for Sol Lesser's company, General Films. In 1915, he began working in Hollywood, first as a film cutter at Universal, eventually graduating to assistant director. During the latter stages of the First World War he worked for the photographic unit of the U. S. Army, and, afterwards, shot documentaries before turning his attention to motion pictures.
During the 1920's, he worked closely with noted exponents of expressionism, including the directors Paul Leni and Michael Curtiz. He was an innovator in the use of boom and dolly shots, producing exciting new visual effects.
In 1921, Hal became a fully-fledged director of photography. Many of his early efforts were low budget productions although he compensated for the lack of expensive sets by embracing elements of the German expressionist movement: symbolism, stylised images, sombre lighting - all designed to create mood and evoke a more profound understanding and emotive reaction to the subject. Having spent almost a year in Paris post-war, Hal had studied European film-making techniques.
Significantly, he was director of photography on the first ever all-talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927). Over the years, Hal Mohr acquired a deserved reputation for best serving each director's needs by creating the exact look and mood required for each film.
In the 1930's, he was one of the first to employ deep-focus photography in films like Bullets or Ballots (1936) and The Green Pastures (1936).
Hal Mohr and his third wife, Evelyn Venable, were introduced by Will Rogers on the set of David Harum (1934). Rogers was also the best man at their wedding -- not long before Rogers died in a plane crash.
For the Errol Flynn swashbuckler Captain Blood (1935), Hal seamlessly integrated live action shots with 18 foot-long model ships and location footage with back-lot shots.
He won the first of two Academy Awards (uncontested, through a 'write-in campaign') for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935). His second Academy Award, he shared with W.
He also shot two classic films with Marlene Dietrich: Destry Rides Again (1939) and Rancho Notorious (1952).
Howard Greene for his colour photography of Universal's Phantom of the Opera (1943).
Among other representative examples of Hal Mohr's best work in Hollywood one has to include Another Part of the Forest (1948) and The Wild One (1953).
In 1957, Hal also won the George Eastman Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Art of Film.
He was very impressed with the actress, commenting: "She just knows from the heat of the light on her when she is right for the camera" (New York Times,May 12 1974).