▁he ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards , ▁including ▁three ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁and ▁three ▁B AF TA ▁Awards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Hall ▁was ▁jud ged ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁history ' s ▁ten ▁most ▁influ ential ▁cinemat ograph ers ▁in ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Cin emat ograph ers ▁Gu ild . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁a ▁star ▁on ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Walk ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Con rad ▁L ▁Hall ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁in ▁Pa pe ete , ▁T ah iti , ▁French ▁Pol yn esia . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁James ▁Norman ▁Hall , ▁an ▁ace ▁pilot ▁and ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁La f ay ette ▁esc adr ille ▁that ▁fought ▁for ▁France ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁James ▁also ▁co - w rote ▁Mut iny ▁on ▁the ▁B ount y . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁Sarah ▁(" L ala ") ▁Win chester ▁Hall , ▁who ▁was ▁half ▁Pol yn esian . ▁G row ing ▁up ▁during ▁the ▁relative ▁inf ancy ▁of ▁cinema , ▁Hall ▁never ▁was ▁around ▁cam eras , ▁and ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁mov ies ▁was ▁a ▁foreign ▁concept . ▁In ▁his ▁early - mid ▁te ens , ▁Hall ▁attended ▁C ate ▁School , ▁a ▁board ing ▁prepar atory ▁school ▁near ▁Santa ▁Barbara , ▁California . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁Hall ▁was ▁told ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁path ▁in ▁life . ▁Hall ▁attended ▁the