Ernest Haller
Ernest Jacob Haller, (May 31, 1896 – October 21, 1970) was an American cinematographer. He was most notable for his involvement in Gone with the Wind (1939) and his close professional relationships with prominent actresses of the time, such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Ingrid Bergman. Haller what nominated for Academy Awards a total of seven times and won for Best Cinematography once. Haller began his career as a cinematographer as an assistant cameraman to D. W. Griffith's great cameraman, Billy Bitzer. He next moved to Warner Brothers. Some of Haller's recognized works include Weary River (1928), the Dawn Patrol (1930), The Rich Are Always with Us (1931)— a film where he first photographed Bette Davis, The Emperor Jones (1933), and Dangerous (1935). In 1938, Haller received his first Academy award nomination for Best Cinematography for the film Jezebel. This recognition caught the eyes of David O. Selznick, who was impressed with Haller's work in Jezebel enough to borrow him from the Warner Bros. to participate in Gone with the Wind (1939), which granted Haller has his first and only Oscar for Best Cinematography. Haller had five more nominations for an Academy Award, for All This, and Heaven Too (1940), Mildred Pierce (1945), The Flame and the Arrow (1950), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), and Lilies of the Field (1963). Haller initially announced his retirement in 1965, but managed to briefly come out of it in July of 1965, upon the request of director James Goldstone to film the second pilot of the Star Trek episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before". He was killed in a car accident in Marina Del Rey, California, on October 21, 1970 at the age of 74.
Movies Made by Ernest Haller (145)
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