Hugo Ballin

Biography

From Wikipedia

Hugo Ballin NA (March 7, 1879 – November 27, 1956) was born

in New York City and studied at the Art Students League of New York. When the

Wisconsin State Capital was built in the early 20th Century, Ballin created 26

murals for its interior. In 1917 he began working for Goldwyn Pictures in New

Jersey as an art director and production designer and in 1921 he moved to Los

Angeles at the request of Samuel Goldwyn. He was soon also directing, writing,

and producing silent films for his own production company. He was married to

the actress Mabel Croft Ballin.

When Hollywood began making talking pictures, Ballin left

the film industry to return to his first career as a cla...