Conrad Hall

Conrad L. Hall
On the set of Jennifer 8 (1992)
Born	Conrad Lafcadio Hall (1926-06-21)June 21, 1926 Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Died	January 4, 2003(2003-01-04) (aged 76) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Connie
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1949–2003
Title	ASC
Spouses	Virginia Schwartz ​ ​ (m. 1952; div. 1969)​ Katharine Ross ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1974)​ Susan Kowarsh-Hall ​ ​ (before 2003)​
Children	3, including Conrad W. Hall
Parent	James Norman Hall (father)
Awards	Full list

Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer.^[1] 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.^[2] He has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.