For other people named Hal Roach, see Hal Roach (disambiguation).
Hal Roach
Roach in 1920
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, Elmira, New York
Occupations
Producer
director
screenwriter
Years active
1912–1992
Spouses
Marguerite Nichols
(m. 1915; died 1941)
Lucille Prin
(m. 1942; died 1981)
Children
6, including Hal Roach Jr. and Margaret Roach
Relatives
Robert Livingston (former-son-in-law)
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr.[1] (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, who was the founder of the namesake Hal Roach Studios.
Roach was active in the industry from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is known for producing a number of successes, including the Laurel and Hardy franchise, Harold Lloyd's early films, the films of entertainer Charley Chase, and the Our Gang short film comedy series.
^Skretvedt, Randy (2016), Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies, Bonaventure Press. p.608.
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, who was the...
HalRoach Studios was an American motion picture and television production studio. Known as The Laugh Factory to the World, it was founded by producer...
Our Gang (also known as The Little Rascals or HalRoach's Rascals) is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood...
HalRoach film studio. They officially became a team in 1927 when they appeared in the silent short Putting Pants on Philip. They remained with Roach...
Angeles, California, the daughter of HalRoach and Marguerite Nichols, and her brother was HalRoach Jr. Roach was married to the actor Robert Livingston...
miniature Johnny Weissmuller". Roach next put him in a swashbuckler set during the War of 1812, Captain Caution (1940). As HalRoach only made a handful of movies...
following is a complete list of the 220 Our Gang short films produced by HalRoach Studios and/or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer between 1922 and 1944, numbered by...
originally created and produced by HalRoach which ran in movie theaters from 1922 to 1944. The series was produced by HalRoach Studio's from 1922 until 1938...
many pioneering comedy studios but is chiefly associated with producer HalRoach. Chase was the elder brother of comedian/director James Parrott. Born...
Outwitting Dad, in 1914. In most of his silent films before joining producer HalRoach, he was billed on screen as Babe Hardy. Oliver Hardy was born Norvell...
created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles, California, at HalRoach Studios by HalRoach Jr., and Roland D. Reed. My Little Margie premiered on CBS as...
1930s, Laurel was involved in a dispute with HalRoach which resulted in the termination of his contract. Roach maintained separate contracts for Laurel and...
James W. Horne and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was produced by HalRoach for HalRoach Studios. Although the film begins in Scotland, a large part of...
photographing the city and portraits of his mother.: 9:00 At the age of 17, HalRoach Studios employed him as an assistant cameraman filming Rex the Wonder...
A Chump at Oxford is a HalRoach comedy film produced in 1939 and released in 1940 by United Artists. It was directed by Alfred J. Goulding and was the...
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