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Hal Mohr

American cinematographer (1894-1974) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 79

Harold Leon "Hal" Mohr, A.S.C. was a famed movie cinematographer, noted for shooting The Jazz Singer, Hollywood's landmark semi-talkie.

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1974Died10 May 19741944Academy Award for Best Cinematography, ColorAward1943Watch on the RhineFilm, Director1938I Met My Love AgainFilm, College Student (uncredited)1937When Love Is YoungFilm, Director1936Academy Award for Best CinematographyAward1917Perils of the Secret ServiceFilm, DirectorThe Big IdeaFilm, 1917Director, Writer1894Born2 August 1894

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Awards

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color1944
Academy Award for Best Cinematography1936
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Mohr won an Oscar for his work on the 1935 film, A Midsummer Night's Dream, another for the 1943 version of The Phantom of the Opera, and received an Oscar nomination for lensing the 1952 film of Jan de Hartog's The Fourposter.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1974 · aged 79

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