Al Alleborn (1892–1968) was a

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and

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film production. Alleborn came to Hollywood initially as a

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. His first film was also one of the first Oscar nominees, 1928's ''

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''. He received an

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in the short-lived category of Best Assistant Director in 1933. He was an uncredited unit manager on Max Reinhardt's 1935 version of ''

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'', and headed up the unit production of '' The Adventures of Robin Hood'' three years later. Most of his career was based at Warner Brothers where he worked on such classics as '' Four Daughters'' (1938), '' High Sierra'' (1941) and ''

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'' (1943).

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1892 births 1968 deaths American film directors American film studio executives American stunt performers Warner Bros. people {{US-film-director-1890s-stub