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Hall Bartlett

Hall Bartlett, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1993)

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Born
November 27, 1922
Died
September 7, 1993
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1922

About Hall Bartlett

Hall Bartlett (November 27, 1922 – September 8, 1993) was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter, and a pioneer of independent filmmaking. Bartlett was also the first filmmaker to do a picture about professional football: the film Crazylegs (1953), which Bartlett wrote and produced, was the story of superstar Elroy Hirsch. Bartlett's next film and directorial debut, Unchained 1955), was distributed by Warner Bros, and once again starred Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch. Bartlett then acquired the rights to the first.

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Hall Bartlett timeline

  1. Bartlett was also the first filmmaker to do a picture about professional football: the film Crazylegs (1953), which Bartlett wrote and produced, was the story of superstar Elroy Hirsch.
  2. Bartlett's next film and directorial debut, Unchained 1955), was distributed by Warner Bros, and once again starred Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch.

The world when Hall Bartlett was born

Hall Bartlett was born in 1922. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1922

  • #1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
  • Top movieNosferatu
  • Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
  • Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
  • Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadCrossword puzzles
  • Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
  • World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hall Bartlett's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19222026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,270$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population110.0M341 million

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