Born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England, Hall came to Australia as a child after World War II and studied at the University of Queensland (1971).
[2] In the 1960s Hall began working as a freelance writer, and a book and film reviewer.
He also worked as an actor, and was often engaged by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Brisbane.
[5] Hall's memoir Popeye Never Told You was launched in May 2010 and was published by Pier 9.
In June 2014 he staged Jacopo Peri's opera Euridice at the Woodend Winter Arts Festival.