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Hal Roach Biography (1892-1992)

Full name Harold Eugene Roach, Jr.; born January 14, 1892, in Elmira, NY; died of pneumonia, November 2, 1992, in Los Angeles, CA.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 14, 1892

Elmira, New York, United States

Death Details

November 2, 1992

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; FILM WORK; PRODUCER
• Pardon Us, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1931.
• Pack up Your Troubles, MGM, 1932.
• The Devil's Brother, MGM, 1933.
• Sons of the Desert, MGM, 1933.
• Babes in Toyland, MGM, 1934.
• Bonnie Scotland, MGM, 1935.
• The Bohemian Girl, MGM, 1936.
• Kelly the Second, MGM, 1936.
• Mister Cinderella, MGM, 1936.
• General Spanky, MGM, 1937.
• Nobody's Baby, MGM, 1937.
• Pick a Star, MGM, 1937.
• Topper, MGM, 1937.
• Blockheads, MGM, 1938.
• Merrily We Live, MGM, 1938.
• Swiss Miss, MGM, 1938.
• There Goes My Heart, United Artists (UA), 1938.
• Captain Fury (also see below), UA, 1939.
• Housekeeper's Daughter (also see below), UA, 1939.
• Topper Takes a Trip, UA, 1939.
• Zenobia, UA, 1939.
• A Chump at Oxford, UA, 1940.
• Saps at Sea, UA, 1940.
• Turnabout (also see below), UA, 1940.
• Broadway Limited, UA, 1941.
• Road Show (also see below), UA, 1941.
• Tanks a Million, UA, 1941.
• Topper Returns, UA, 1941.
• About Face, UA, 1942.
• Brooklyn Orchid, UA, 1942.
• The Devil with Hitler, UA, 1942.
• Dudes Are Pretty People, UA, 1942.
• Flying with Music, UA, 1942.
• Yanks Ahoy, UA, 1943.
• Also producer of Of Mice and Men, 1939. Producer of short films, including The Music Box, 1931, Tit for Tat, 1935, and "Bored of Education," Our Gang.
• Credits; FILM WORK; DIRECTOR
• Men of the North, MGM, 1930.
• (Laurel and Hardy scenes) The Rogue Song, MGM, 1930.
• Captain Fury, UA, 1939.
• Housekeeper's Daughter, UA, 1939.
• Turnabout, UA, 1940.
• Road Show, UA, 1941.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• Appeared in George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey.
• Credits; TELEVISION WORK; PRODUCER, Except as Inidicated
• Elfego Baca (pilot; western), ABC, 1957.
• Co-producer, Comedy Capers, syndicated, 1960.
• The Mischief Makers, syndicated, 1960.
• Original film producer, Laurel and Hardy Laughtoons, syndicated, 1979.
• Original film producer, Our Gang (series), TBS, 1988.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius, PBS, 1989.
• Also appeared in Mark Russell's Irish Fling, aired in 1993.

Further Reference

PERIODICALS

• Variety, November 9, 1992, p. 78.