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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Hall licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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