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In 1948, with his studio deeply in debt, Roach re-established his studio for television production, with Hal Roach, Jr., producing shows such as The Stu Erwin Show, Steve Donovan, Western Marshal, Racket Squad, The Public Defender, The Gale Storm Show, and My Little Margie, and independent producers leasing the facilities for such programs as Amos 'n' Andy, The Life of Riley, and The Abbott and Costello Show.
Hal Roach Jr. was an American film and television producer and director. The son of legendary comedy producer/director Hal Roach, he co-directed the 1940 science-fiction film One Million B.C. with his father, and worked on several successful feature films starring Laurel and Hardy, the most famous among Roach Sr.’s stable of comedians.
Dudes Are Pretty People (43 minutes, March 13, 1942) with Jimmy Rogers and Noah Beery, Jr., directed by Hal Roach, Jr. About Face (43 minutes, April 16, 1942) with Tracy and Sawyer, directed by Neumann. Flying with Music (46 minutes, May 22, 1942), a musical comedy nominated for two Academy Awards, directed by George Archainbaud.
“I highly recommend Hal Roach as a very experienced and able litigator. I worked directly with Hal for the past 8 1/2 years and he is a very trustworthy, capable, and honest attorney.
Jun 22, 2019 · Hal Roach Family Tree View Family Tree They are related to Hal ROACH : Hal ROACH Hal ROACH born Harry Eugene ROACH American film and television producer, director, and actor Source : Tim...
Nov 2, 1992 · Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York, the grandson of Irish immigrants. A presentation by the great American humorist Mark Twain impressed Roach as a young grade school student. After an adventurous youth that took him to Alaska, Hal Roach arrived in Hollywood, California, in 1912 and began working as an extra in silent films. Upon coming into an inheritance, he began producing short film comedies in 1915 with his friend Harold Lloyd, who portrayed a character known as Lonesome Luke. In ...
Roach, Hal (1927–2012), comedian and writer, was born John Roach on 4 November 1927 at 88 Manor Street, in Waterford city centre, one of at least five children (three boys and two girls) of Thomas Roche, a labourer, and his wife Catherine (née Farrell).
