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Cinematographer Conrad L Hall dies
Monday 6 January 2003Hall received nine Oscar nominations during his 50-year career, winning two - for 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' in 1969 and 'American Beauty' in 1999.
He is tipped to win another Academy Award nomination posthumously this year, for the Sam Mendes-directed 'Road to Perdition', starring Tom Hanks.
Speaking to Variety magazine, Mendes, who also directed 'American Beauty' described Hall as "not only one of the greatest cinematographers who ever lived but also a wonderful man who touched everyone he worked with."
He said, "I will miss him more than I can say, both as a collaborator and as a friend."
The son of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' co-author James Norman Hall, Conrad Hall was born in Tahiti.
He died in hospital in Santa Monica of complications arising from cancer of the bladder.
It had been recently reported that he was considering making his own directorial debut on a self-penned comedy.
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