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Hal B. Wallis
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Producer Born: September 14, 1898 in Chicago, IL Death: October 5, 1986 in Rancho Mirage, CA Biography:One of the movies' true Horatio Alger figures, "Hal B. Wallis" rose from impoverished office boy -- forced out of school to help support his family at the age of 14--to become one of Hollywood's most respected and honored producers. From a job at one of Los Angeles's top movie theaters, he was hired by the Warner brothers, and joined Warner Bros. studios in the publicity department. He became head of production until "Darryl F. Zanuck" replaced him, but with Zanuck's exit in 1933, Wallis was returned to the job of executive in charge of production, and he was responsible for much of the best of the studio's output -- at least in terms of putting together the actors, directors, and other personnel--for the next 11 years. Wallis' crowning achievement was probably "Casablanca", one of the most honored movies in Hollywood history, but there are at least a dozen other brilliant movies, including "Now,... Full Biography
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