Hal Roach
Producer
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Hal Roach...the sound system did not pick up his words. Crystal quipped "I think that's fitting, after all - Mr. Roach started in silent film..." Hal Roach was two months away from his one-hundred-and-first birthday, when he died on November 2, 1992, at... In this article: Hal Roach, Laurel and Hardy, RHI Entertainment, Our Gang, Harold Lloyd, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Academy Awards, and Qintex |
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Wikipedia | October 16, 2009
Hal Roach (comedian)
...who play them to passengers to help pass the time between destinations. A typical (perhaps top quartile) Hal Roach joke is as follows: "He told me that I have a cult following, at least I think that's what he said". "There is a man...
In this article: Ireland, Brendan Grace, Guinness Book of Records, and Dublin
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Wikipedia | October 08, 2009
Curley (1947 film)
...Negroes in white schools nor recognize social equality between the races, even in children." When Hal Roach sold Our Gang to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1938, he was contractually bound not to produce any more children's comedies. When Roach...
In this article: Curley, Our Gang, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Bernard Carr, Who Killed Doc Robbin, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Robert F. McGowan, and The Little Rascals
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Blogcritics | September 16, 2009
DVD Review: The Our Gang Collection
...later in life as I tried to collect these fond memories on video did I discover some of the long twisted history of this series. Hal Roach started the series in 1922 as a collection of silent shorts. Sound was added to the series in 1929.
In this article: Our Gang, MGM, Laurel and Hardy, The Little Rascals, DVD, Spanky, and Pete the Pup
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Independent.ie | September 11, 2009
just for laughs
...and the schedules were padded with sitcoms imported from America and Britain. The closest we came to Irish TV comedy in the 60s was Hal Roach on The Late Late Show, though, in fairness, that show did expose us to international comic trends...
In this article: RTE, Father Ted, Frank Hall, Mike Murphy, Frank Kelly, and Trademark
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USATODAY.com | September 04, 2009
New on DVD: 'Last Days of Disco,' two immigrant sagas
• The Our Gang Collection (1938-44, exclusively from warnerarchive.com, unrated, $35): Since 1927, MGM had been distributing producer Hal Roach's vehicles for Little Rascals that included Spanky McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Darla...
In this article: The Last Days of Disco, DVD, Whit Stillman, Blu-ray, Disney, Kate Beckinsale, Russell Crowe, Chloe Sevigny, and New York
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Washington Times | August 22, 2009
LOVERRO: Criminal record belongs to Eagles
...over the country debated the issue. A store merchant in Otisville, N.Y., suffered a heart attack in an argument about Pitts. Filmmaker Hal Roach offered him a job. Pitts eventually even appeared on Kate Smith's radio show. Pitts had one last...
In this article: Kenesaw Mountain Landis, International League, Michael Vick, Parole, Best interests, Johnny Evers, National Football League, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cubs
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washingtonpost.com | July 23, 2009
'Comic Roach' at Fringe: Music and Movies
...Comic Roach: A Roadhouse Picture Show." It's actually a nifty way to catch a flick at the Fringe -- old silent pictures from producer Hal Roach, with new musical scores played live by D.C.'s Snark Ensemble. Three short comedies are projected...
In this article: Washington, D.C., DVD, and New Orleans
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Times Online | July 07, 2009
Laurel & Hardy at the Jermyn Street Theatre, SW1
...glimpses of the behind-the-scene wranglings between Stan, the creative brains of the double-act, and their long-time producer Hal Roach. They rarely shuck the mugging and mannerisms of their familiar schtick; when they do, the tone veers...
In this article: Laurel & Hardy, God, Second World War, and DVD
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Daily Mail | July 02, 2009
Laurel And Hardy: Here's another fine mess you must get into
...mannerisms but also in the cascade of scenes they deliver. They double up as a variety of walk-on characters such as film producer Hal Roach and Stan's disastrous early love, an Australian called May. The show imagines Laurel and Hardy in...
In this article: Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Laurel and Hardy, and Waiting for Godot
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www.washingtonpost.com | February 25, 2007
From streakers to push-ups, Oscar hosts face it all
...and "Jack Palance has just bungee-jumped off the Hollywood sign." Also that evening, 100-year-old veteran producer Hal Roach stood up in the audience to take a bow and, without a microphone, began delivering an inaudible speech.
In this article: Academy Awards, Uma Thurman, Oprah Winfrey, Jack Palance, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, Hollywood, Ellen DeGeneres, and Michael Moore
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Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer from the 1910s to the 1990s.
- Name At Birth:
- Harry Eugene Roach
- Birth Date:
- January 14, 1892
- Death Date:
- November 02, 1992
- Place of Death:
- Los Angeles, California
- Spouse:
- Marguerite Nichols (1915-1941)
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