Hal Roach

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American actor film director film producer person screenwriter studio executive television producer

Hal Roach was an influential American film and television producer and director best known for creating and producing classic comedy series such as Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang (The Little Rascals).

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Hal Roach Jr. 1
Harold Eugene Roach Sr. 1

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instanceOf American ⓘ
actor ⓘ
film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
person ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
studio executive ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
activeIn early sound film era ⓘ
early television ⓘ
silent film era ⓘ
awardReceived Honorary Academy Award ⓘ
surface form: Academy Honorary Award

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award ⓘ
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
centenarian true ⓘ
child Hal Roach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hal Roach Jr.
conflictParticipatedIn World War I ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1892-01-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1992-11-02 ⓘ
employer Hal Roach Studios ⓘ
familyName Roach ⓘ
founded Hal Roach Studios ⓘ
fullName Hal Roach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Harold Eugene Roach Sr.
genre comedy film ⓘ
givenName Harold ⓘ
militaryService United States Army Signal Corps ⓘ
nickname Hal Roach self-link ⓘ
notableFor creating the Our Gang series ⓘ
producing Laurel and Hardy films ⓘ
notableWork Charley Chase comedies ⓘ
Laurel and Hardy ⓘ
Our Gang ⓘ
Our Gang ⓘ
surface form: The Little Rascals

The Taxi Boys ⓘ
Topper (film series) ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Elmira, New York ⓘ
surface form: Elmira, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Lucille Prin ⓘ
Margaret Nichols ⓘ
workedWith Charley Chase ⓘ
Harold Lloyd ⓘ
Oliver Hardy ⓘ
Stan Laurel ⓘ

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Hal Roach → child → Hal Roach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hal Roach Jr.
Snub Pollard → collaboratedWith → Hal Roach ⓘ
Hal Roach Studios → foundedBy → Hal Roach ⓘ
Hal Roach → fullName → Hal Roach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harold Eugene Roach Sr.
Hal Roach Studios → namedAfter → Hal Roach ⓘ
Hal Roach → nickname → Hal Roach self-link ⓘ
Marie Mosquini → workedWith → Hal Roach ⓘ