About

Known credits:
64
Birthday:
1894-01-11
Place of birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Alexander Hall

Overview

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alexander Hall (January 11, 1894, Boston, Massachusetts – July 30, 1968, San Francisco, California) was an American theatre actor and film director.

Hall acted in the theatre from the age of four through 1914, when he began to work in silent movies. Following his military service in World War I, he returned to Hollywood and pursued a career in film production. He worked as a film editor and assistant director at Paramount Pictures until 1932, when he directed his first feature film, Sinners in the Sun. From 1937 to 1947, he was a contract director at Columbia Pictures, where he earned a reputation for sophisticated comedies. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941).

Hall was married to actress Lola Lane from 1934 to 1936. He was engaged briefly to Lucille Ball, who left him when she met Desi Arnaz. The couple later hired him to direct their 1956 film Forever, Darling.

Hall died of complications from a stroke in San Francisco.

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Known for

Acting
1918 Doing Their Bit Actor Miles O'Dowd N/A
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Directing
1956 Forever, Darling Directing Director 59
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1953 Let's Do It Again Directing Director 58
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1952 Because You're Mine Directing Director 59
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1951 Up Front Directing Director N/A
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1950 Love That Brute Directing Director 59
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1950 Louisa Directing Director 59
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1949 The Great Lover Directing Director 59
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1947 Down to Earth Directing Director 59
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1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes Directing Director 59
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1944 Once Upon a Time Directing Director 59
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1944 The Heavenly Body Directing Director 58
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1942 My Sister Eileen Directing Director 59
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1942 They All Kissed the Bride Directing Director 58
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1941 Bedtime Story Directing Director 59
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1941 Here Comes Mr. Jordan Directing Director 60
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1940 This Thing Called Love Directing Director 59
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1940 He Stayed for Breakfast Directing Director N/A
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1940 The Doctor Takes a Wife Directing Director 59
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1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams Directing Director 59
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1939 Good Girls Go to Paris Directing Director 59
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1939 The Lady's from Kentucky Directing Director N/A
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1938 There's That Woman Again Directing Director 59
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1938 I Am the Law Directing Director 59
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1938 There's Always a Woman Directing Director 59
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1937 Exclusive Directing Director 58
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1937 The Toast of New York Directing Assistant Director 59
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1936 Yours for the Asking Directing Director 58
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1936 Give Us This Night Directing Director 59
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1935 Annapolis Farewell Directing Director N/A
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1935 Goin' to Town Directing Director 58
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1934 Limehouse Blues Directing Director 58
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1934 The Pursuit of Happiness Directing Director 59
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1934 Little Miss Marker Directing Director 59
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1934 Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen Directing Director 59
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1933 Torch Singer Directing Director 58
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1933 Midnight Club Directing Director N/A
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1933 The Girl in 419 Directing Director 58
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1932 Madame Racketeer Directing Director 58
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1932 Sinners in the Sun Directing Director 58
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1925 The White Monkey Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1921 The Great Opium Case Directing Director N/A
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1921 The Crimson Clue Directing Director N/A
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1921 $100,000 Kiss Directing Director N/A
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1921 Missing Millions Directing Director N/A
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1921 The Diamond Trail Directing Director N/A
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1921 The Blackmailer's Bluff Directing Director N/A
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1921 Who's Guilty? Directing Director N/A
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1921 Dodging the Law Directing Director N/A
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1921 Sealed Orders Directing Director N/A
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1921 The Spendthrift Directing Director N/A
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1921 Nick Carter Down East Directing Director N/A
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1921 Birds of Prey Directing Director N/A
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1921 Among the Counterfeiters Directing Director N/A
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Editing
1933 She Done Him Wrong Editing Editor 58
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1931 The Last Flight Editing Editor 59
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1931 Woman Hungry Editing Editor N/A
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1930 Kismet Editing Editor 58
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1930 The Song of the Flame Editing Editor N/A
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1929 Smiling Irish Eyes Editing Editor N/A
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1928 Lilac Time Editing Editor 59
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1927 Her Wild Oat Editing Editor N/A
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1926 The Far Cry Editing Editor N/A
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1926 The Girl from Montmartre Editing Editor N/A
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