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Hal B. Wallis

Born Harold Brent Wallis
September 14, 1899
Chicago, Illinois
Died October 5, 1986
Rancho Mirage, California
Spouse(s) Louise Fazenda (1927-1962) (one son Brent)
Martha Hyer (1966-1986)

Hal B. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Rancho Mirage is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. Louise Fazenda ( June 17, 1895 - April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent Martha Hyer (born August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth Texas) is an American Actress. Wallis, C.B.E. (September 14, 1899 – October 5, 1986) was an Academy Award-winning American motion picture producer. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.

Born as Harold Brent Wallis in Chicago, his family moved in 1922 to Los Angeles, California, where he found work as part of the publicity department at Warner Bros. in 1923. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Within a few years, Wallis became involved in the production end of the business and would eventually become head of production at Warners. In a career that spanned more than fifty years, he was involved with the production of more than 400 feature-length movies. Career is a term defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as an individual's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life"

Among the many great movies he produced was Casablanca, one of the most honored movies in Hollywood history, as well as True Grit, for which John Wayne won the Academy Award for Best Actor of 1969. Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and True Grit is a 1969 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne as U John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wallis left Warner Bros. in 1944 to work as an independent producer, enjoying considerable success both commercially and critically. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Among his financial hits were the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedies, and several of Elvis Presley's movies. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick

Hal Wallis received sixteen Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, winning for Casablanca in 1943. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For his consistently high quality of motion picture production, he was twice honored with The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. The Irving G Thalberg Memorial Award is awarded periodically at the Academy Awards ceremonies to "Creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high He was also nominated for seven Golden Globe awards, twice winning awards for Best Picture. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner In 1975, he received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. The Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in Motion pictures has been given annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Golden

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Marriages

Hal Wallis was married twice, to actress Louise Fazenda and to actress Martha Hyer (1966-1986). Louise Fazenda ( June 17, 1895 - April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent Martha Hyer (born August 10, 1924 in Fort Worth Texas) is an American Actress. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

Death

He died in Rancho Mirage, California, aged 87. Rancho Mirage is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. He is interred in a crypt in the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, California. Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately-owned Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles, in the United States. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 Detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine " Black Mask " They Died with Their Boots On is a 1941 western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time Now Voyager is a 1942 American Drama film directed by Irving Rapper. 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The Rainmaker is a 1956 film directed by Joseph Anthony and adapted by N The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland Gunfight at the OK Corral is a 1957 movie starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday about the The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock Career is a 1959 film drama about actor Sam Lawson ( Tony Franciosa) bent on breaking into the big time at any cost braving World War II, the The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Becket is a 1964 Film adaptation of the play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Barefoot in the Park is a 1967 American Comedy film. Based on Neil Simon 's 1963 play of the same title, it focuses The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film True Grit is a 1969 western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne as U The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Background and production The play Anne of the Thousand Days, the film's basis was first enacted on Broadway in the Shubert Theatre on 8 December Mary Queen of Scots ( 1972) is a Universal Pictures biographical Feature film based on the life of Queen Mary I of Scotland. The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary Rooster Cogburn (also Rooster Cogburn ( and the Lady) is a 1975 sequel to the 1969 western film, True Grit The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working The Adventures of Robin Hood is an American swashbuckler film released in 1938 and directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley Four Daughters is a 1938 musical Drama film that tells the story of a happy musical family whose lives and loves are disrupted by the arrival Jezebel is an American Drama film released in 1938 and directed by William Wyler. All This and Heaven Too is a 1940 drama film made by Warner Bros Kings Row is a 1942 film which tells the story of a group of youths who grow up leading supposedly idyllic lives in a small town with disturbing secrets Yankee Doodle Dandy ( is a biographical film about George M Cohan, the actor-singer-dancer-playwright-songwriter-producer-theatre owner-director-choreographer Casablanca ( is an American Romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Watch on the Rhine is a 1943 Drama film that was adapted by Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman from Hellman's play The Rose Tattoo is a Tennessee Williams play It opened on Broadway in February 1951 and a film adaptation was released in 1955 Becket is a 1964 Film adaptation of the play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions Background and production The play Anne of the Thousand Days, the film's basis was first enacted on Broadway in the Shubert Theatre on 8 December Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wallis, Harold Brent
SHORT DESCRIPTION Film producer
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH October 5, 1986
PLACE OF DEATH Rancho Mirage, California
A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Rancho Mirage is a city in Riverside County, California, United States.
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