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1. Harold Brent Wallis (born Aaron Blum Wolowicz; September 14, 1899 – October 5, 1986) was an American film producer. He is best known for producing Casablanca (1942), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), and True Grit (1969), along with many other major films for Warner Bros. featuring such film stars as Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Bette ...
Hal B. Wallis. Producer: True Grit. Legendary producer Hal B. Wallis was born in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles when he was in his early 20s. He got a job managing a theater owned by Warner Bros., and his success at the job caught the eye of studio head Jack L. Warner, who gave him a job in the studio's publicity department.
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- October 5, 1986
Hal B. Wallis. Producer: True Grit. Legendary producer Hal B. Wallis was born in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles when he was in his early 20s. He got a job managing a theater owned by Warner Bros., and his success at the job caught the eye of studio head Jack L. Warner, who gave him a job in the studio's publicity department.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Apr 15, 2024 · Hal B. Wallis (born September 14, 1899, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died October 5, 1986, Rancho Mirage, California) was an American motion-picture producer, associated with more than 400 feature-length films from the late 1920s to the mid-1970s.
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Harold Brent Wallis was an American film producer. He is best known for producing Casablanca (1942), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), and True Grit (1969), along with many other major films for Warner Bros. featuring such film stars as Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Bette Davis, and Errol Flynn. As a producer, he received 19 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Oct 8, 1986 · The veteran producer was 88 and died Sunday of the complications of diabetes. His longtime administrative aide, Marge Giddens, who reported his death Tuesday, said one of Wallis’ last requests ...
Harold Brent Wallis (born Aaron Blum Wolowicz; October 19, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American film producer. He is best remembered for producing Casablanca (1942), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), and True Grit (1969), along with many other major films for Warner Bros. featuring such film stars as Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and Errol Flynn. For his consistently high quality of ...
