16-2817: James Hall may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] James Norman Hall (1887–1951), American novelist James Hall (actor) (1900–1940), American actor James Baker Hall (1935–2009), American poet and professor James W. Hall (born 1947), American novelist in Florida James A. Hall (born 1947), music professor at the University of South Carolina James Hall (singer) (born 1968), American rock singer and guitarist James Hall (musician) (born 1971), American gospel musician James Hall (pianist) , American jazz musician Politics [ edit ] Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet (1761–1832), Scottish politician and geologist James Hall (governor) (1802–1889), founder of Maryland-in-Africa James Hall (Canadian politician) (1806–1882), Canadian Member of Parliament J. H. Hall (1877–1942), British MP for Whitechapel and St Georges James Knox Polk Hall (1844–1915), American politician Sports [ edit ] Cricket [ edit ] James Hall (Cambridgeshire cricketer) ( fl. 1820s–1830s ), English first-class cricketer Jamie Hall (born 1968), English cricketer James Hall (Irish cricketer) (born 1988), English-born Irish cricketer Rugby [ edit ] James Hall (rugby league) (1922–2011), Australian rugby player James Hall (rugby union, born 1986) , English rugby union player James Hall (rugby union, born 1996) , South African rugby union player Other sports [ edit ] James Hall (athlete) (1903–1929), Indian sprinter James M. Hall (active 1936–37), Scottish footballer James Hall (American football) (born 1977), American football defensive end James Hall (linebacker) (born 1963) James Hall (sport shooter) (born 1983), American sport shooter James Hall (footballer) (born 1989), Filipino-Scottish footballer James Hall (gymnast) (born 1995), English gymnast Blainey Hall (James Blaine Hall, 1889–1975), American baseball player Seaman Nobby Hall (James Hall, 1892–1953), British boxer Science and academia [ edit ] Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet (1761–1832), Scottish geologist and politician James Hall (paleontologist) (1811–1898), American geologist and paleontologist James Hall (historian) (1846–1914), English historian and antiquarian James O. Hall (1912–2007), amateur historian and Abraham Lincoln scholar James Hall (philosopher) (born 1933), American philosophy professor at University of Richmond Other [ edit ] James Hall (architect) , of Evans, Bruer, & Hall, designers of
32-524: A book of poems with the title Oh Millersville! It appeared under the pseudonym Fern Gravel, and the poems were written in the voice of a girl of about 10 years of age. The book was critically well received, and the hoax was not exposed until 1946, when Hall published an article entitled "Fern Gravel: A Hoax and a Confession" in the Atlantic Monthly . He wrote that he had been inspired by a dream in which he saw himself back in his Iowa childhood with
48-574: A group of children, among whom was a girl named Fern who wanted her poems written down. When he awoke, Hall wrote Fern's poems, which are simply worded but nicely detailed first-person observations of small-town life. In 1925, Hall married Sarah (Lala) Winchester, who was part- Polynesian . They had two children: the Academy Award winning cinematographer Conrad Hall (1926–2003) and Nancy Hall-Rutgers (born 1930). Hall died in 1951 in Tahiti and
64-698: A social worker in Boston for the Society for Prevention to Cruelty to Children while trying to establish himself as a writer and studying for a master's degree from Harvard University . Hall was on vacation in the United Kingdom in the summer of 1914, when World War I began. Posing as a Canadian, he enlisted in the British Army , serving in the Royal Fusiliers as a machine gunner during
80-604: Is an American philosopher. He was the James Thomas Professor of Philosophy at the University of Richmond from 1965 until his retirement in 2005. He remains at the university as Professor Emeritus . His philosophical interests include: 20th Century analytic philosophy , epistemology , philosophy of religion , and logical empiricism . He has produced two lecture series for The Teaching Company : Philosophy of Religion and Tools of Thinking: Understanding
96-775: Is buried on the hillside property just above the modest wooden house he and Lala lived in for many years. His grave bears a line of verse he wrote in Iowa at the age of 11: "Look to the Northward stranger / Just over the hillside there / Have you ever in your travels seen / A land more passing fair?" Hall's papers, including manuscripts and wartime correspondence, are housed in the Grinnell College Special Collections and Archives. The government of Tahiti restored Hall's home in Arue, French Polynesia , which
112-530: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Norman Hall James Norman Hall (22 April 1887 – 5 July 1951) was an American writer best known for The Bounty Trilogy , three historical novels he wrote with Charles Nordhoff : Mutiny on the Bounty (1932), Men Against the Sea (1934) and Pitcairn's Island (1934). During World War I , Hall had
128-528: Is now a historic house museum that includes Hall's 3,000-volume library and personal effects on loan from the Hall family. "The house itself is neither large nor prepossessing; it was built for comfort and practicality," wrote author and screenwriter Peter Benchley . "It's what's inside the house that I found most fascinating: paintings, photographs, artifacts and anecdotes from Hall's preliterary life." James Hall (philosopher) James H. Hall (born 1933)
144-577: The Battle of Loos . He was discharged after his true nationality was discovered, and he returned to the United States. Hall's first book, Kitchener's Mob (1916), recounts his wartime experiences. Kitchener's Mob sold moderately well in America following its publication and after a speaking tour to promote the book, Hall returned to Europe in 1916 on assignment with Atlantic Monthly magazine. He
160-869: The Piccadilly Cinema in Adelaide, Australia James Hall (explorer) (died 1612), English explorer James Hall (minister) (1744–1826), Presbyterian minister in Iredell County, North Carolina James Hall (writer) (1793–1868), American judge and editor James Goodwin Hall (1896–1952), American business executive James Hall III (born 1958), American soldier and East-bloc spy James Randal Hall (born 1958), U.S. federal judge James R. Hall , United States Army officer See also [ edit ] Jim Hall (disambiguation) Stuart Hall (presenter) (born 1929), English former media personality [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
176-673: The American Distinguished Service Cross . After the war, Hall spent much of his life on the island of Tahiti , where he and Nordhoff, who had also moved there, wrote a number of successful adventure books (including the Bounty trilogy). In addition to the various Bounty films, other film adaptations of his fiction include The Hurricane (1937), which starred his nephew Jon Hall ; Passage to Marseille (1944), featuring Humphrey Bogart ; and Botany Bay (1953), with Alan Ladd . In 1940, Hall published
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#1732782414995192-700: The distinction of serving in the militaries of three Western allies: Great Britain as an infantryman, and then France and the United States as an aviator. His awards include the Croix de Guerre , the Médaille Militaire , the Légion d'Honneur and the Distinguished Service Cross . After the war, Hall spent much of his life on the island of Tahiti , where he and Nordhoff wrote a number of successful adventure books, many adapted for film. He
208-404: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Hall&oldid=1250501143 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
224-544: Was also the father of Conrad L. Hall , regarded as one of the ten most influential cinematographers in film history. Hall was born in Colfax, Iowa , where he attended the local schools. His early home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Hall graduated from Grinnell College in 1910. He wrote the song "Sons of Old Grinnell", which is part of the college songbook. After graduation, he became
240-557: Was awarded the Croix de Guerre with five palms and the Médaille Militaire . When the United States entered the war in 1917, Hall was made a captain in the Army Air Service . There he met another American pilot, Charles Nordhoff . After being shot down over enemy lines on 7 May 1918, Hall spent the last months of the war as a German prisoner of war . After his release he was awarded the French Légion d'Honneur and
256-779: Was to have written a series of stories about the group of American volunteers serving in the Lafayette Escadrille , but after spending some time with the American fliers Hall himself became caught up in the adventure and enlisted in the French Air Service. By then the original Escadrille had been expanded to the Lafayette Flying Corps , which trained American volunteers to serve in regular French squadrons. During his time in French aviation, Hall
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