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Hal Roach
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Film & TV
Elmira, New York, USA
Harry Eugene Roach Sr. professionally known as Hal Roach, was an American film and television producer, director, and actor who was active from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is remembered today for producing a number of successes including the Laurel and Hardy franchise, the films of entertainer Charley Chase, and the Our Gang film comedy series.
Known for
- Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts — Self - Producer (archive footage)2017
- Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic — Self (archive footage)2011
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story — Self (uncredited)2002
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies — Self (archive footage)1995
- Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius — Self1989
- Hollywood Uncensored — Self1987
- Hollywood's Hidden Secrets — Self1987
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey — Self1985
- Ticket to Hollywood — Himself1984
- Hollywood '84 — Self1984
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Key facts
- Born
- Harold Eugene Roach , ( 1892-01-14 ) January 14, 1892, Elmira, New York , U.S.
- Died
- November 2, 1992 (1992-11-02) (aged 100), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Occupations
- Producer director screenwriter
- Years active
- 1912–1992
- Spouses
- Marguerite Nichols ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1915 ; died 1941 ) Lucille Prin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1942 ; died 1981 )
- Children
- 6, including Hal and Margaret
- Relatives
- Robert Livingston (former-son-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Elmira
- Place of death
- Bel Air
- Spouse
- Marguerite Nichols
- Child
- Hal Roach, Jr.
- Occupation
- television producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.hal-roach.com
- Image
- WP Hal Roach 1920 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Hal Roach
- date of birth
- 1892-01-14
- date of death
- 1992-11-02
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- topic's main category
- Category:Hal Roach Studios
- manner of death
- natural causes
- owner of
- Hal Roach Studios
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Hal Roach
- start of work period
- 1912-00-00
- subject has role
- centenarian
- birth name
- Harry Eugene Roach
- end of work period
- 1992-00-00
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Hal Roach, originalmente Harold Eugene Roach (Elmira, Nueva York; 14 de enero de 1892-Bel Air, California; 2 de noviembre de 1992), fue un productor cinematográfico estadounidense. En 1912 llegó a Hollywood y probó suerte como actor, produciendo y dirigiendo (1915) y haciendo amistad con Harold Lloyd, quien protagonizó esta película. En 1919 fundó el Hal Roach Studio y continuó produciendo otras comedias donde participaba Lloyd, como Safety Last! (1923). Entre las décadas de 1920 y de 1930, produjo cientos de cortometrajes humorísticos, ganando los premios Óscar con en 1932 y en 1936. Además de producir los filmes de Will Rogers y la serie de La Pandilla, hizo trabajar en equipo al Gordo y el Flaco en su primera película juntos en 1927 y produjo otros de sus filmes, como (1928) y (1937), al igual que otros éxitos de taquilla como Topper (1937) y Of Mice and Men (1939).
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