- Hal Mohr is the only individual to have ever received an Academy Award based on a write-in nomination (8th Academy Awards, 1935) -- the year following his award, the Academy eliminated the write-in rule.
- One of only six cinematographers to have a star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, the others are, J. Peverell Marley, Ray Rennahan, Leon Shamroy, Haskell Wexler and Conrad L. Hall.
- Hal Mohr and his third wife, Evelyn Venable, were introduced by Will Rogers on the set of David Harum (1934). Rogers was also the best man at their wedding -- not long before Rogers died in a plane crash.
- President of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC): 1930-1931, 1963-1965, 1969-1970.
- He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6443 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 26, 1976.
- Had two daughters, Dolores (born 26 November, 1935) and Rosalia (born 26 March, 1937) with his second wife, actress Evelyn Venable.
- Incorrectly credited as a racetrack announcer for The Return of October (1948). Hal J. Moore should be solely credited.
- He served in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War I.
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