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Hal Dresner (June 4, 1937 – March 17, 2023) was an American screenwriter. He worked on such films as The Eiger Sanction, Zorro, The Gay Blade, and Sssssss. He is credited with writing the line, "What we have here is a failure to communicate" for the film Cool Hand Luke.
Mar 17, 2023 · Hal Dresner, a veteran writer for film and television who is credited for the memorable line, “What we have here is a failure to communicate” in the film Cool Hand Luke, died Friday of...
Hal Dresner was born on 4 June 1937 in the USA. Hal was a writer and producer, known for The Harvey Korman Show (1977), The Eiger Sanction (1975) and CBS Summer Playhouse (1987). Hal died on 17 March 2023 in Medford, Oregon, USA.
- Writer, Producer
- June 4, 1937
- Hal Dresner
- March 17, 2023
Mar 21, 2023 · Hal Dresner lost his courageous four-year battle against cancer on March 17. Born June 4, 1937, in New York City, Hal knew from age 9 that he wanted to be a writer, and he made that dream come true.
Mar 24, 2023 · Scriptwriter Hal Dresner, who penned two episodes of M*A*S*H during the show’s first season, died last Friday (March 17) at the age of 85. Dresner wrote “I Hate a Mystery” and “Edwina,” both of which aired in 1972.
Mar 17, 2023 · Hal Dresner was an American screenwriter who worked on such films as The Eiger Sanction, Zorro, The Gay Blade, and Sssssss. He is credited with writing the line, "What we have here is a failure to communicate" for the film Cool Hand Luke.
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Hal Dresner is known as an Screenplay, Writer, Creator, Producer, Short Story, Screenstory, and Associate Producer. Some of his work includes M*A*S*H, The Eiger Sanction, Night Gallery, Sssssss, Zorro, The Gay Blade, The April Fools, The Extraordinary Seaman, and Catch-22.