Hal Yates
Screenwriter, Film director
1899 – 1969
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Who was Hal Yates?
Hal Yates was an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 96 films between 1924 and 1953. He also directed 88 films between 1926 and 1953.
He started his career in entertaintment in a vaudeville double-act called 'Yates and Lawley'. Yates first worked at the Hal Roach Studios where he directed a few early Laurel and Hardy comedies,and later worked at the RKO studios directing short films featuring Edgar Kennedy and Leon Errol.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Los Angeles, California.
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- Born
- Jul 26, 1899
Chicago - Also known as
- Hallett Douglas Yates
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 1, 1969
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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