Hal B. Wallis
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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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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,518x
- Use of Ranks in One-Criterion Variance Analysis
· 1952 · cited 10,561x
- Bayesian Data Analysis
· 2013 · cited 6,582x
- The zebrafish reference genome sequence and its relationship to the human genome
· 2013 · cited 4,559x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
· 2016 · cited 4,396x
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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
- Image
- Hal B. Wallis - Universal Pictures, c. 1971.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- name in native language
- Hal B. Wallis
- date of birth
- 1899-01-01
- date of death
- 1986-01-01
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
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- Hal B. Wallis
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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.