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- Hall Bartlett was born on November 27, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Sandpit Generals (1971), The Caretakers (1963) and Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973). He was married to Lupita Ferrer, Rhonda Fleming and Lois Butler. He died on September 7, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesLupita Ferrer(1978 - 1978) (divorced)Rhonda Fleming(March 27, 1966 - 1972) (divorced)
- American experimental film maker, writer, producer and director. Many of his films deal with social issues, such as racial tension, teenage angst, life in prison, and so on. His early documentary, Navajo (1952), dealing with modern American Indian lives, was nominated for an Oscar. Bartlett's chief claim to fame is the idiosyncratic feature Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973), the tale of a bird's quest for happiness.
- Graduated Phil Beta Kappa from Yale.
- The screenplay for his film Zero Hour! (1957) was the basis for the spoof Airplane! (1980), which borrows much of its dialogue directly from the earlier film.
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