Hal B. Wallis

Producer. Born 13 September 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 5 October 1986.

Titles on Fi1m

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Oscar nominations

Born

13 September 1899, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

5 October 1986

Active

1931–1969

Frequently works with

Claude Rains, Mervyn LeRoy, Michael Curtiz, Bette Davis, Burt Lancaster, Edward G. Robinson, Glenda Farrell, Howard Koch

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Biography

Hal B. Wallis was an American film producer. Born in Chicago, he began his career managing a theatre before joining Warner Bros. publicity department in 1923. He advanced to head of production and oversaw films including The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1942).

Wallis left Warner Bros. in 1944 to work as an independent producer. His later credits include Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), Barefoot in the Park (1967) and True Grit (1969). He received the Academy Award for Best Picture for Casablanca and was twice awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

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