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Hal Kanter (December 18, 1918 – November 6, 2011) was an American writer, producer and director, principally for comedy actors such as Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley (in Loving You and Blue Hawaii), for both feature films and television.
Hal Kanter started out writing variety shows and revues for television in the early 1950s. He turned to screenwriting in the mid-1950s, specializing in comedies (he wrote for Bob Hope and Martin & Lewis) but also turning out dramas such as The Rose Tattoo and Let's Make Love.
Nov 9, 2011 · Hal Kanter, an Emmy-winning comedy writer, director and producer known for creating “ Julia ,” the first television series to center on the life of a black professional woman, died on...
Nov 7, 2011 · Hal Kanter, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer who worked on the Oscars for more than three decades and created Julia, the landmark 1960s TV series starring Diahann Carroll, has died. He was 92.
Nov 8, 2011 · Hal Kanter, an Emmy-winning comedy master who wrote for Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, directed Elvis Presley in "Loving You" and created Diahann Carroll's ground-breaking TV sitcom, has...
Nov 8, 2011 · Emmy-winning screenwriter Hal Kanter, who wrote films including Elvis Presley's Blue Hawaii, has died at 92. The cause of death was complications from pneumonia, his daughter Donna told the Los...
Nov 8, 2011 · Hal Kanter, a Primetime Emmy Award-winning writer, director and producer whose career spanned more than half a century and included dozens of enduring comedy films and television series, including the groundbreaking 1960s series Julia, starring Diahann Carroll, died November 6, 2011, at Encino Hospital in southern California. He was 92. .
Hal Kanter. Writer: Julia. Hal Kanter started out writing variety shows and revues for television in the early 1950s. He turned to screenwriting in the mid-1950s, specializing in comedies (he wrote for Bob Hope and Martin & Lewis) but also turning out dramas such as The Rose Tattoo and Let's Make Love.
Hal Kanter. Comedy Writer, Producer. 18 December 1918 to 6 November 2011. As a jobbing writer in Hollywood Kanter scripted such hits as Pocketful of Miracles (1961), Blue Hawaii (1961) and Move Over Darling (1963).
Nov 8, 2011 · Emmy Award-winning comedy writer Hal Kanter, who penned material for Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and numerous Oscarcasts and created the ground-breaking TV series “Julia,” died Sunday in Encino. He was...
