Born in Papeete, Tahiti, the son of James Norman Hall, author of Mutiny on the Bounty; educated at USC, Los Angeles; nickname "Connie." He and two classmates formed a production company and sold a project to a local television station. Hall's company branched out into making industrial films and TV commercials. They were hired to shoot location footage for several feature films, including's Disney's "The Living Desert" series. In the early 1960s Hall was hired as a camera assistant on several features, and worked his way up to camera operator. He received his first cinematographer credit for INCUBUS, 1965. Hall won acclaim for his rich and complex compositions, especially for 1967's IN COLD BLOOD and won an Academy Awards for BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969), AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999) and ROAD TO PERDITION (2002). Some of Hall's other notable cinematography credits include HARPER (1966), COOL HAND LUKE (1967), TELL THEM WILLIE BOY IS HERE (1969), FAT CITY (1972), ELECTRA GLIDE IN BLUE (1973), MARATHON MAN (1976), BLACK WIDOW (1987), CLASS ACTION (1991), JENNIFER EIGHT (1992), LOVE AFFAIR (1994), and WITHOUT LIMITS (1998). Hall is one of only six cinematographers to have a star on Hollywood Boulevard's "Walk of Fame", the other five being Hal Mohr, J. Peverell Marley, Leon Shamroy, Haskell Wexler, and Ray Rennahan. His son is cinematographer Conrad W. Hall (b. 1958).  Nominated for Cinematography (Black & White) 1965: THE SABOTEUR, CODE NAME MORITURI  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1966: THE PROFESSIONALS  Nominated for Cinematography 1967: IN COLD BLOOD  Cinematography 1969: BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID  Nominated for Cinematography 1975: THE DAY OF THE LOCUST  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1988: TEQUILA SUNRISE  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1993: SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1998: A CIVIL ACTION   Achievement in Cinematography 1999: AMERICAN BEAUTY  Achievement in Cinematography 2002: ROAD TO PERDITION 10 nominations, 3 Awards