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Hal B. Wallis(1899-1986)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Actor
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Hal B. Wallis
Legendary producer Hal B. Wallis was born in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles when he was in his early 20s. He got a job managing a theater owned by Warner Bros., and his success at the job caught the eye of studio head Jack L. Warner, who gave him a job in the studio's publicity department. Within a few months Wallis had worked his way up to head of the department. He was named studio manager in 1928 and production manager shortly thereafter, but was pushed aside by another legendary producer, future 20th Century-Fox studio head Darryl F. Zanuck. In 1933 Zanuck left Warner and Wallis moved back to his old position. He oversaw the production of many of Warners' most famous films, including Little Caesar (1931), I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Captain Blood (1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Casablanca (1942). In 1944 Wallis left Warner and formed his own production company, and achieved even more success, being responsible for such films as The Rose Tattoo (1955), Becket (1964), and a string of Elvis Presley movies, most of which were economically produced and all of which made a fortune. Wallis' last picture was the John Wayne western Rooster Cogburn (1975).
BornSeptember 14, 1899
DiedOctober 5, 1986(87)
BornSeptember 14, 1899
DiedOctober 5, 1986(87)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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Anthony Quinn, John Wayne, Ann-Margret, and Hal B. Wallis in The 27th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1970)
Marion Davies, Mervyn LeRoy, Hal B. Wallis, and Jack L. Warner in Page Miss Glory (1935)
Hal B. Wallis
Lizabeth Scott and Hal B. Wallis in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Ingrid Bergman, Michael Curtiz, and Hal B. Wallis in Casablanca (1942)
Elvis Presley on the set of "Fun in Acapulco," Paramount, 1963.
Elvis Presley, Norman Taurog (director), and Hal B. Wallis (producer) on location for "Girls! Girls! Girls!" Paramount, 1962.

Known for

John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)
True Grit
7.4
  • Producer
  • 1969
Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca
8.5
  • Producer
  • 1942
Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon
8.0
  • Producer
  • 1941
John Wayne, Dean Martin, Michael Anderson Jr., and Earl Holliman in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
The Sons of Katie Elder
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1965

Credits

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Producer

  • Rooster Cogburn (1975)
    Rooster Cogburn
  • Anthony Quinn, Robert Forster, and Frederic Forrest in The Don Is Dead (1973)
    The Don Is Dead
  • The Nelson Affair (1973)
    The Nelson Affair
  • Mia Farrow and Topol in The Public Eye (1972)
    The Public Eye
  • Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
    Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Gregory Peck, John Davis Chandler, Robert F. Lyons, and Pepe Serna in Shoot Out (1971)
    Shoot Out
  • Strother Martin, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Catherine Burns in Red Sky at Morning (1971)
    Red Sky at Morning
  • Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Meredith MacRae, and Joe Namath in Norwood (1970)
    Norwood
    • (produced by)
  • Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
    Anne of the Thousand Days
    • (produced by)
  • John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)
    True Grit
  • 5 Card Stud (1968)
    5 Card Stud
  • Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Charles Boyer, and Mildred Natwick in Barefoot in the Park (1967)
    Barefoot in the Park
  • Elvis Presley, Dodie Marshall, and Pat Priest in Easy Come, Easy Go (1967)
    Easy Come, Easy Go
    • (produced by)
  • Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
    Paradise, Hawaiian Style
    • (produced by)
  • Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Suzanna Leigh, Thelma Ritter, Dany Saval, and Christiane Schmidtmer in Boeing, Boeing (1965)
    Boeing, Boeing

Additional Crew

  • Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Suzanna Leigh, Thelma Ritter, Dany Saval, and Christiane Schmidtmer in Boeing, Boeing (1965)
    Boeing, Boeing
  • Elvis Presley and Carolyn Jones in King Creole (1958)
    King Creole
    • (as Hal Wallis)
  • Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
    Come Back, Little Sheba
    • (as Hal Wallis)
  • Brian Donlevy, Tom Drake, Audrey Totter, Beverly Tyler, and Robert Walker in The Beginning or the End (1947)
    The Beginning or the End
    • (uncredited)
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Leslie Howard, Paul Lukas, and Margaret Lindsay in Captured! (1933)
    Captured!
    • (uncredited)
  • William Powell in Private Detective 62 (1933)
    Private Detective 62
    • (uncredited)
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Fifi D'Orsay, Harold Huber, Guy Kibbee, Aline MacMahon, Lyle Talbot, and Loretta Young in The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
    The Life of Jimmy Dolan
    • (uncredited)
  • George Brent and Ruth Chatterton in Lilly Turner (1933)
    Lilly Turner
    • (uncredited)
  • Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)
    42nd Street
    • (uncredited)

Actor

  • Elvis Presley, Pamela Austin, Joan Blackman, Jenny Maxwell, Darlene Tompkins, and Nancy Walters in Blue Hawaii (1961)
    Blue Hawaii
    • (uncredited)
  • Burt Lancaster and Anna Magnani in The Rose Tattoo (1955)
    The Rose Tattoo
    • (uncredited)
  • September Affair (1950)
    September Affair
    • (uncredited)

Personal details

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    • September 14, 1899
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • October 5, 1986
    • Rancho Mirage, California, USA(diabetes)
    • Martha HyerDecember 31, 1966 - October 5, 1986 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    The Hal B. Wallis Building contains the Heart Research Facility at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. It's named after the famous producer whose last home was in this city.
  • Quotes
    In the old days we had the time and money to give prospective stars a slow build up. Today, an actor makes it fast or he doesn't make it at all.

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