Hal B. Wallis

Also known as Hal Brent Wallis, Hal Wallis, Harold Brent Wallis

American film producer and art collector (1898–1986)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1899
Works: 5

Top works

I walk alone
Passage to Marseille
Sergeant York
Casablanca
Starmaker

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1898-10-19
Active to: 1986-10-05

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5 total works indexed

Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

Article

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.