Editing Conrad Hall (section)

{{short description|American cinematographer}}
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{{Infobox person
|name          = Conrad L. Hall
|image         = Conrad Hall.jpg
|caption       = On the set of ''[[Jennifer 8]]'' (1992)
|birth_name    = Conrad Lafcadio Hall
|birth_date    = {{birth date|1926|6|21}}
|birth_place   = [[Papeete]], Tahiti, French Polynesia
|death_date    = {{death date and age|2003|1|4|1926|3|3}}
|death_place   = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
|death_cause = 
|nationality   =  
|other_names   =  Connie
|education     =  
|alma_mater    =  
|occupation    = [[Cinematographer]]
|years_active  = 1949–2003
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|title         = [[American Society of Cinematographers|ASC]]
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|successor     = 
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|spouse        = {{ubl
  | {{marriage|Virginia Schwartz|1952|1969|end=div}}
  | {{marriage|[[Katharine Ross]]|1969|1974|end=div}}
  | {{marriage|Susan Kowarsh-Hall||2003}}
  }}
|partner       =  
|children      = 3, including [[Conrad W. Hall]]
|father        =  [[James Norman Hall]]
|awards        =  [[Conrad Hall#Awards and nominations|Full list]]
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}}

'''Conrad Lafcadio Hall''', {{small|[[American Society of Cinematographers|ASC]]}} (June 21, 1926 &ndash; January 4, 2003) was a [[French Polynesia]]n-born American [[cinematographer]].<ref name=nytimesobit>{{cite news |author1=Rick Lyman |author-link1= |title=Conrad Hall, Cinematographer Of 'Butch Cassidy,' Dies at 76 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/08/movies/conrad-hall-cinematographer-of-butch-cassidy-dies-at-76.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 2, 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 8, 2003 |page=A 21}}</ref> 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|American Society of Cinematographers Awards]].

Hall won three [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Academy Awards for Best Cinematography]] for his work on ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' (1969), ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'' (1999), and ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' (2002). He was also Oscar-nominated for  ''[[Morituri (1965 film)|Morituri]]'' (1965),  ''[[The Professionals (1966 film)|The Professionals]]'' (1966), ''[[In Cold Blood (film)|In Cold Blood]]'' (1967), ''[[The Day of the Locust (film)|The Day of the Locust]]'' (1975), ''[[Tequila Sunrise (film)|Tequila Sunrise]]'' (1988), ''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'' (1993), and ''[[A Civil Action (film)|A Civil Action]]'' (1998). He is also known for ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]'' (1967), ''[[Fat City (film)|Fat City]]'' (1972), and ''[[Marathon Man (film)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Top+10+Most+Influential+Cinematographers+Voted+on+by+Camera+Guild.-a0108995062 |title=Top 10 Most Influential Cinematographers Voted on by Camera Guild |date=August 16, 2003 |access-date=January 28, 2011 |archive-date=January 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109110930/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Top+10+Most+Influential+Cinematographers+Voted+on+by+Camera+Guild.-a0108995062 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has been given a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].