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.
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.