Michael hall author biography outlines

Michael Hall is a New York Times bestselling picture book author and illustrator based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As the co-owner and principal at Hall Kelley Inc., he is also a highly successful graphic designer and entrepreneur. And, he had a career in the biomedical field. Quite the accomplishments for a man whose father thought he was lazy.

When Hall was about eight years old, he was diagnosed as dyslexic. “For years someone would take me out of my class and into a little room where I did reading exercises. It all seemed very creepy and primitive to me. I remember having to read pages from a book while a metal curtain slowly obscured the page from top to bottom. I think the idea was to push me to read faster. My father thought dyslexia was another word for lazy. I was lazy, but that’s another matter.”

“Early on, I became interested in making images that are built to exist on a two-dimensional page rather than using perspective and light and shadow to suggest three dimensions. Actually, my world is relatively flat. I lost the vision in my left eye about fifteen years ago, so my depth perception is lacking. I still occasionally run into people on my left side from time to time.”

Though reading posed a challenge, Hall always was interested in writing. “I remember trying to write a cowboy song in kindergarten. I got as far as ‘I am a cowboy and I ride a white horse’ before running out of things to say about cowboys. It was hard. I wanted to be some sort of writer early in life, but I had an analytical inclination, an interest in nature, and dyslexia. All led me to eventually focus on biochemistry over English in college.”

Petunia

“My family lived on a farm for 22 years. When my younger daughter, Alice, became interested in having a pet pig, Debra and I gave her all sorts of projects to do to prove she could handle the commitment. Over the next year, she called our bluf

Michael Hall is the author/illustrator of The New York Times bestseller, My Heart Is Like a Zoo, as well as the critically acclaimed Perfect Square, It’s an Orange Aardvark, Red: A Crayon’s Story, and Frankencrayon.

Before becoming a children’s author, Michael was an award-winning graphic designer whose work has been widely recognized for its simple and engaging approach.

Michael lives with his wife, Debra Kelley, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it seemed significant to me that my name and my state’s name had the same first four letters.

During the school year, I went to a laboratory school on the University of Michigan campus, which was about a half hour walk from my home. It took closer to an hour to walk to the Michigan football stadium where I spent many beautiful Saturday afternoons with my friends.

American educator, and historian (born 1926)

Michael Garibaldi Hall (born January 8, 1926) is an American educator, historian and academic. He is associated with University of Texas' Department of History as Professor Emeritus.

Hall's principal research focused on early American History, mainly the seventeenth century. He has also worked on Puritan New England and World History.

Hall is a member of American Antiquarian Society.

Early life and education

Hall is the son of Walter Phelps Hall, who taught European History at Princeton University. He completed his Bachelors studies from Princeton University in 1949 and his Doctoral studies from Johns Hopkins University in 1956.

Career

Following his doctoral studies, Hall served as Fellow of Institute of Early American History and Culture, for a period of three years before moving from Virginia to Texas. In 1959, he was recruited by University of Texas as an Assistant Professor at Department of History. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1964, and to Professor, in 1970. In 2001, he was appointed as Professor Emeritus of History at the University. Hall served as Chairman of the Department of History at University of Texas from 1976 till 1980.

Research and work

Hall initially researched on Puritan New England and later worked on World History as a whole. He has also conducted extensive research on early American History, focusing primarily on the seventeenth century.

Edward Randolph and the American Colonies, 1676-1703

Hall published his book, Edward Randolph and the American Colonies, 1676-1703 in 1960 and documented an overview of Edward Randolph's career as a royal official at the American colonies. Douglas Edward Leach from Vanderbilt University stated that Hall provided a "realistic and convincing" picture of the book's subject. According to Frederick B. Tolles, Hall followed Randolph's A

American actor (born 1971)

For other people named Michael Hall, see Michael Hall (disambiguation).

Michael Carlyle Hall (born February 1, 1971) is an American actor and musician. He is known for playing the titular character in the Showtime series Dexter (2006–2013) and David Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005). He won a Golden Globe Award for the former, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and received six total nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, which ties the record for most nominations in the category without a win. He reprised his role of Dexter Morgan in the miniseries Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022) and Dexter: Original Sin (2024).

Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Hall graduated from New York University's graduate acting program at the Tisch School of the Arts in 1996. He began his acting career on Broadway in the revival of Cabaret and appeared in a variety of shows throughout the 1990s. Aside from his roles on Six Feet Under and Dexter, he starred in the Broadway musical Hedwig and The Angry Inch (2014–2015) and in films including Paycheck (2003), Gamer (2009), Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017), Game Night (2018), and In the Shadow of the Moon (2019).

Early life

Michael C. Hall was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. His mothe