Hal B. Wallis
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American film producer and art collector (1898–1986)
Key facts
- Born
- Aaron Blum Wolowicz , ( 1898-10-19 ) October 19, 1898, Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- October 5, 1986 (1986-10-05) (aged 87), Rancho Mirage, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
- Occupation
- Film producer
- Years active
- 1923–1983
- Spouses
- Louise Fazenda ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 ; died 1962 ) Martha Hyer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Wallis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Rancho Mirage
- Spouse
- Martha Hyer
- Occupation
- art collector
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Hal B. Wallis - Universal Pictures, c. 1971.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- name in native language
- Hal B. Wallis
- writing language
- English language
- related category
- Category:Films produced by Hal B. Wallis
- date of birth
- 1899-01-01
- date of death
- 1986-01-01
- cause of death
- diabetes
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
- Commons category
- Hal B. Wallis
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Encyclopedic overview
Harold B. Wallis (born Aaron Blum Wolowicz; October 19, 1898 – 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 Davis, and Errol Flynn. As a producer, he received 19 nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Later on, for a long period, he was connected with Paramount Pictures and oversaw films featuring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Elvis Presley, and John Wayne.
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