Hal Kanter
American screenwriter (1918-2011) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 92
Hal Kanter was an American writer, producer and director, principally for comedy actors such as Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley, for both feature films and television. Kanter helped Tennessee Williams turn the play by Williams into the film version of The Rose Tattoo.
Hal Kanter is read about 14 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026
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John McGiver Hal directed I Married a Woman (1958)
Bob Hope Also in Road to Bali and Casanova's Big Night
Hal B. Wallis Produced Artists and Models and Blue Hawaii
Bess Flowers Hal directed I Married a Woman (1958)
Elvis Presley Hal directed Loving You (1957)
Bing Crosby Produced Road to Bali (1952)
Jerry Lewis Also in Money from Home and Artists and Models
Dean Martin Also in Money from Home and Artists and Models
Snub Pollard Hal directed Once Upon a Horse... (1958)
Kermit Maynard Hal directed Once Upon a Horse... (1958)
John Wayne Hal directed I Married a Woman (1958)
Frank Capra Directed Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Howard Hughes Produced Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
Adolphe Menjou Hal directed I Married a Woman (1958)- Frank Tashlin Directed Artists and Models (1955)
Jack Arnold Directed Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
Jessie Royce Landis Hal directed I Married a Woman (1958)- Norman Z. McLeod Directed Casanova's Big Night (1954)
Robert Strauss Also in Here Come the Girls and Money from Home- Michael Gordon Directed Move Over, Darling (1963)
Hal Walker Directed Road to Bali (1952)
Tom Kennedy Hal directed Once Upon a Horse... (1958)
Aaron Rosenberg Produced Move Over, Darling (1963)
Jack Sher Also in Off Limits and Move Over, Darling
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About this person
He was regularly credited as a writer for the Academy Award broadcasts. Kanter was also the creator and executive producer of the television series Julia.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2011 · aged 92
