Pereira was educated at the University of Illinois and is brother of architect (and occasional film art director) William L. Pereira.
It was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Hal Pereira, A. Earl Hedrick, Samuel M. Comer, Frank R. McKelvy) and Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Edith Head).
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