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	Ward, A History of The Hal Roach Studios
		With this stable of stars, the Roach enterprise operated for forty-six years on the fringes of the Hollywood studio system during a golden age of cinema.
		In A History of the Hal Roach Studios, Richard Lewis Ward meticulously follows the timeline of the company’s existence from its humble inception in 1914 to its close in 1960 and, through both its obscure and famous productions, traces its resilience to larger trends in the entertainment business.
		This first history of the Hal Roach Studios is enhanced by numerous illustrations, appendixes that offer financials and synopses of the studio’s films and television series, and an extensive filmography.
	www.siu.edu /~siupress/WardAHistoryofTheHalRoachStudios.html (270 words)

	Hal Roach Studios, Inc. - Delaware
		Roach turned wholly to producing features, the most memorable of which were Topper (1937), Of Mice and Men (1939) and One Million B.C. Hal Roach and World War II Hal Roach, Sr.
		Hal Roach was a guest on Late Night with David Letterman in 1982, where he recounted experiences with such stars as Stan Laurel and Jean Harlow; he even did a brief, energetic demonstration of a hula dance.
		Hal Roach Studios, reduced to a film library, was bought by a Canadian company that primarily handling the business of keeping the library in the public eye and licensing products based upon the classic film series.
	www.scripophily.net /halrostinde.html (1423 words)

	Hal Roach
		Though the Hal Roach lot was demolished in the 1960's, the Hal Roach Studios continued to exist, primarily as a distributorship, right up until The Boss' death in November of 1992.
		Roach himself, his mind sharp as a tack right up to the end, stayed active in his later years, was a frequent subject for interviews, and made a memorable TV appearance with David Letterman at the age of 96.
		At that ceremony, the 100-year-old Roach made an endearing gaffe when he stood up from his seat and addressed the crowd with an impromptu speech, unaware that there was no microphone in the vicinity (Crystal quipped that Roach was merely offering the TV audience a taste of what silent films were like).
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	Hal Roach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		During the 1920s Roach's biggest rival was producer Mack Sennett.
		Roach rose from the audience to speak during the ceremony, the sound system did not pick up his words.
		In 1955, Roach sold his share of the debt-ridden studio to his son, Hal Roach, Jr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hal_Roach (1009 words)

	Hal Roach - Biography - MSN Movies
		Roach spent the next year making the rounds as an extra, in the company of his new friend Harold Lloyd.
		Though his sound stages were demolished in 1963, Hal Roach remained active into the 1980s, overseeing theatrical, TV, and home-movie distribution of his films and participating in the formative years of cable television and computer colorization.
		Roach received an honorary Oscar at the age of 92; he lived long enough to be honored again at the Academy Awards telecast of 1992 -- looking at least thirty years younger than his actual age of 100.
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	Hal Roach - MSN Encarta
		Hal Roach (1892–1992), American film producer, born in Elmira, New York.
		Roach had an adventurous youth, including a spell as a gold prospector in Alaska, before entering films as a stunt man and bit player in 1912.
		After Roach’s production company folded in the 1950s, he continued to remain active on the fringes of the film industry for many years.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_762506917/Roach_Hal.html (173 words)

	Pages in the History of the Elmira \| Hal Roach: Director and Producer
		The son of Irish immigrants, Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York on January 14, 1892.
		Hal Roach Studios became the first Hollywood motion-picture company to photograph entirely in color (Cinecolor) and the only studio at the time devoted to producing films for television exclusively.
		Hal Roach died on November 2, 1992 and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira.
	www.ci.elmira.ny.us /history/hal_roach.html (767 words)

	Roach Hal - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Roach, Hal (1892-1992), American film producer and director, his 100-year lifespan closely coinciding with the first century of the cinema.
		By this time Hardy was working mainly for Hal Roach, who first paired him with Stan Laurel in Putting Pants on Philip (1927).
		It was not until ten years later, however, that Laurel first appeared alongside Oliver Hardy, a pairing devised by Hal Roach, in the film...
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	Hal Roach
		Roach decided to retire, and in 1955 sold his studio and its assets to his son Hal Roach, Jr.
		In his career, Roach wrote the screenplays for almost 100 shorts, directed over 100 films and shorts and as head of the studio was producer of almost 750 films and shorts.
		Roach, given an honorary Academy Award in 1984, outlived his fellow moguls and most of his stars, and was a valuable link to Hollywood's earliest days.
	theoscarsite.com /whoswho/roach_h.htm (546 words)

	Hal Roach and Our Gang
		The Little Rascals were the brainchildren of Hal Roach, one of the early producers of comedies in Hollywood.
		Roach would have been a hundred and eleven this month; as it is, he was an even hundred when he died in 1992.
		In 1922, when Roach was thirty, he happened to be watching a bunch of kids playing with a stick of wood.
	www.recess.ufl.edu /transcripts/2006/0120.shtml (438 words)

	Hal Roach -Discography
		Hal Roach "A Missionary Of Humour" Ireland's prime comedian brings to his audience the charm and essence of Irish humour.
		Hal Roach has been the star of Jury's Irish Cabaret in Dublin for twenty-five years.
		Hal is much more than that; his dedication to his art, his commitment to making people laugh, his perfect timing and a true professionalism steeped in the heritage of the humour of Ireland make his a unique talent.
	www.websterrecords.com /artists/roach.html (321 words)

	Hal Roach article
		Roach quickly moved up from extra to bit-part player to assistant director, and his pluck and determination eventually lead him to film and directing Lloyd in a half a dozen improvised short films.
		Roach was in the movie business to make a profit, and if a short film was going well but had strayed beyond the standard length of two reels, Roach was not adverse to allowing the film to go longer, as long as he felt the additional footage made for a better film.
		Hal Roach built his reputation on short comedies, but in the latter half of the 1930s, when market forces made short films less popular with distributors, Roach had no choice but to move into features.
	www.silentsaregolden.com /articles/halroacharticle.html (2748 words)

	Silent Era : DVD : Hal Roach's Rascals (1925-1938) Review
		In 1922, Hal Roach created a new series of comedy short films starring a group of young kids who, although they were officially named Hal Roach’s Rascals, quickly became popularly known by the title of one of their earliest films, Our Gang (1922).
		Roach soon learned that he had tapped a gold mine, and produced far more than 100 Our Gang films from 1922 through 1938, when the rights to the series were sold to Our Gang distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
		Farina’s preparations are complicated by a monkey, a bee, a frog and a broken carriage.
	www.silentera.com /DVD/halRoachsRascalsDVD.html (2427 words)

	Hal Roach
		Roach advised on how the game of roulette was played, so as to make it realistic in the film.
		Roach continued to work as an extra for Universal and other studios, as well as occasional work behind the cameras.
		Roach signed Morrison to a two-year contract in late October, and attempted to launch him in his own series, but had to be content with keeping him in the Pollard series when Pathé; balked at the prospect of a kid series.
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	History - Hal Roach (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In a 1990 interview, 98 year old Hal Roach told me that Harold Lloyd was "the best comedian, second only to Chaplin," and the reason he could finance his new studio.
		Hal Roach received an honorary Oscar in 1983 " in recognition of his unparalleled record of distinguished contributions to the motion picture art form."
		Roach sold the studio in 1955 to his son.
	www.culvercity.org /cityinfo/history/hal_roach.html (358 words)

	Hal Roach, Elmira Boy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In one interview Hal said, “Elmira was a fine place for a boy to grow up.” He recalled playing in Grove Park as a child.
		Hal claimed to have “attended and been kicked out of almost every school in Elmira.” St. Patrick’s, Booth, and Elmira Free Academy schools officially claim him as a former student.
		Roach said that she was proud of her son, and that she and her husband were reluctant to leave Elmira when Hal coaxed them to move to California “where there was real living.” She said that she did not regret moving west although she missed her friends in Elmira.
	www.angelfire.com /ny5/famouselmirans/halroach.html (582 words)

	book Hal Roach - booking source for corporate events, meetings, conventions, conferences, private parties - Hal Roach ...
		Hal Roach can rightly claim to be Ireland's international comedian, having appeared all over the world on radio, television and in cabaret.
		Hal Roach's jokes nearly always point out double entendres or plays on words.
		An immense talent, Roach has brought tears of joy to many a sad heart, and uplifted the dejected spirits of thousands with his brand of wit and humour which can be heard nowhere else but from the lips of the "King of Blarney".
	www.comediansusa.com /standup3/roach_hal.html (912 words)

	Ladies and Gentlemen, Hal Roach Presents His Rascals
		In 1921, producer Hal Roach had an idea while watching some local kids play in a lumber yard.
		Roach comedian Charlie Chase, under his real name of Charles Parrott, supervised some of the earliest Our Gang shorts, but Robert McGowan eventually became the guiding director behind the series.
		From Pups is Pups (1931) through Hide and Shriek (1938 - the last Hal Roach short), there are dozens of classics, an equal amount of great films, a large group of thoroughly enjoyable romps, and only a small handful of genuine misfires.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/black_and_white_movies/77706 (562 words)

	Welcome to Hal Roach Company Online
		Hal Roach Company is a stocking distributor for Thermal Ceramics, Mid-Mountain Materials, Chicago-Wellsville, RAI, Louisville Firebrick, Rock Wool Manufacturing, as well as many other major refractory suppliers and manufacturers.
		We at Hal Roach Company are in business to serve you our customer, whether your refractory needs be a truckload or a box.
		Hal Roach Company, Inc. has been solving heat related problems since 1970.
	www.halroachco.com (179 words)

	Lycos Movies - Biography - Hal Roach
		Adept at staying abreast of developments within the industry, Roach moved into sound films in the early 1930s, switched to feature production (in partnership with his son, Hal Roach, Jr.) later in the decade, and turned his attention to TV in the late 1940s.
		The Hal Roach Television Corporation, formed in 1948, enjoyed intermittent success until its eventual demise in the late 1950s.
		Living until the age of 100, Roach was recognized late in life as one of the "grand old men" of the American cinema, and received an honorary Oscar in 1983 "in recognition of his unparalleled record of distinguished contributions to the motion picture art form."
	entertainment.lycos.com /movies/celeb_bio.php?id=30417 (328 words)

	Hal Roach: Hollywood Pioneer
		Hal Roach, famous for his association with Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy, was also famous for the Our Gang (a.k.a.
		In the 1930s, as his short subjects kingdom was threatened by double features and block booking, he sold his backlog of independently-produced shorts to his distributor MGM in order to convert to feature filmmaking with films like the Topper trilogy.
		In 1938 Roach moved his production company to United Artists, and produced Of Mice and Men (1939) and One Million B.C. The Hal Roach Studio where many influential filmmakers got their start got their start, including Harold Lloyd, George Stevens, Tay Garnett, Leo McCarey, and Frank Capra..
	www.cobbles.com /simpp_archive/hal-roach.htm (138 words)

	Hal Roach
		My Visits To The Home Of My first visit to the home of Hal Roach was in 1978.
		Roach, who passed away in late 1979, took the pictures of me with him in 1978 and 1979.
		Here is an excellent history of Hal Roach by John Brennan.
	8mm16mmfilmscollectibles.com /halroach.htm (270 words)

	Roach - Facing the Corporate Roots of American Fascism (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Roach’s partner, Vittorio Mussolini, complained about this to his dad, the dictator, saying: “There are more Jews in Hollywood than in Tel-Aviv!” Only two studio heads met with Reifenstahl: Hal Roach and Walt Disney.
		When Roach retired in 1955, his son Hal Jr., took over and the studio was bankrupt in four years.
		Hal Sr., who lived to be 100, received an honourary Oscar for comedy in 1984, while Ronald Reagan was acting as president.
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	Hal Roach
		My Visits To The Home Of My first visit to the home of Hal Roach was in 1978.
		Roach, who passed away in late 1979, took the pictures of me with him in 1978 and 1979.
		Here is an excellent history of Hal Roach by John Brennan.
	www.8mm16mmfilmscollectibles.com /halroach.htm (272 words)

	The Hal Roach Studio
		The Hal Roach Studios were for over 30 years known as the Lot of Fun.
		Roach's studio was noted for the comic short films that he produced, both during the silent film era, and during the talkies.
		I would like to look at the old aerial photos of the Roach studio and be able to point to the bldg.
	www.familyfirst.com /the_hal_roach_studio.html (644 words)

	Hal Roach - Irish comedy - Dara Records
		Hal Roach - Irish comedy - Dara Records
		Hal Roach is the most famous of the Irish comedians.
		Live performances of Hal Roach's best comedy routines from An Audience With and It's Himself.
	www.dararecords.com /irish_music_artists/hal_roach.html (115 words)

	Oliver Hardy: Hal Roach
		Denied by those studios the creative input to which they had become accustomed at Roach, the team's comedy suffered and their films from the 1940s are regarded as their weakest body of work.
		Their final film was the European-produced Atoll K (1950; also released as Utopia and Robinson Crusoeland), after which they toured English music halls to great success.
		Both men actually appeared in some ten shorts together, but as solo performers, before Hal Roach decided they were the perfect silent film comedy team; one thin, one heavy, playing off each other's appearances and personalities for laughs.
	www.lycos.com /info/oliver-hardy--hal-roach.html (515 words)

	Amazon.com: A History Of The Hal Roach Studios: Books: Richard Lewis Ward (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pathe complained that the Roach films were not funny, and did not always pay Roach enough to make a good profit.
		Roach's studio survived into the 1950s, being run by Hal Roach, Jr.
		Although Roach certainly was successful, you will be surprised with all of the failed comedy series that he tried.
	www.amazon.com /History-Hal-Roach-Studios/dp/080932637X (1559 words)

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