People » Hal E. Roach
Hal E. Roach
- Name:
- Hal E. Roach
- Role:
- President, Hal Roach Studios, Inc.
- Born:
- 1892
- Died:
- 1992
About
President, Hal Roach Studios, Inc. Entered motion picture industry as a stock cowboy for Universal. In partnership with comedian Harold Lloyd, he produced and directed comedies from 1915. In 1919 he established Hal Roach Studios. During the 1920s he diversified his production, but returned to comedy and short film production in the early 1930s, distributing through Loews’ Inc., before abandoning short film production later in the decade.
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- Record of AMPP meeting. Election of next Executive: Joe Schenck (President), Roach & Ince (Vice Presidents), and Beetson...
- As yet Hughes had not signed the Production Code for Caddo, nor Christie for Christies Film Co, DeMille, Griffith, Roach...
- Annual meeting of AMPP. Schenck re-elected as president. Ensuring Los Angeles remains the greatest area of productivity ...
- Reaffirmation correspondence received and support offered.