Alexander Hall (January 11, 1894 â€" July 30, 1968) was an American
film director, film editor and theatre actor.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).From
1934 to 1936, Hall was married to actress Lola Lane. He was also
married to Marjorie Hunter.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.
film director, film editor and theatre actor.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).From
1934 to 1936, Hall was married to actress Lola Lane. He was also
married to Marjorie Hunter.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.
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