Personal Life
Hall was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1963 and in 1977 was knighted for his services to the theatre. In 1999, he was presented with a Laurence Olivier Award. He was appointed Chancellor of Kingston University in 2000. He was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Letters) from the University of Bath in 2006.
Hall has married four times. His first wife was French actress Leslie Caron, followed by Jacqueline Taylor, opera soprano Maria Ewing, and present wife Nikki Frei. His diaries were published in 1983. One of his children is the actress Rebecca Hall another is the director Edward Hall and a further son is the producer Christopher Hall. One of his sons-in-law is Glenn Wilhide who was also the producer of The Camomile Lawn which Hall directed for television in 1992.
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