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Hal Kanter

Hal Kanter

Writer · 1918–2011 · Savannah, Georgia, USA

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hal Kanter (born December 18, 1918) is a veteran writer, producer and director, principally for comedy actors such as Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Elvis Presley (in Loving You and Blue Hawaii), for both feature films and television. Kanter helped Tennessee Williams turn the play by Williams into the film version of The Rose Tattoo. Since 1991, he has been regularly credited as a writer for the Academy Award broadcasts. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Kanter, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.    

Wrote 24

1990s

  1. 1992

    Oscar's Greatest Moments

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1978

    NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

    Writer

  2. 1976
  3. 1971

1960s

  1. 1968
  2. 1965

    Dear Brigitte

    Writer

  3. 1964
  4. 1963

    Move Over, Darling

    Screenplay

  5. 1961
  6. Bachelor in Paradise

    Screenplay

1950s

  1. 1958

    Mardi Gras

    Writer

  2. Once Upon a Horse...

    Writer

  3. 1957
  4. 1955

    The Rose Tattoo

    Adaptation

  5. 1954

    About Mrs. Leslie

    Writer

  6. Casanova's Big Night

    Writer

  7. 1953

    Money from Home

    Screenplay, Adaptation

  8. Here Come the Girls

    Screenplay

  9. 1952

    Off Limits

    Story, Screenplay

  10. 1951

    Two Tickets to Broadway

    Screenplay

Produced 7

1970s

  1. 1976
  2. 1974
  3. 1971

    The Jimmy Stewart Show

    Producer

1950s

  1. 1958

    Once Upon a Horse...

    Producer

Directed 6

1980s

  1. 1980

    For the Love of It

    Director

1950s

  1. 1958

    Once Upon a Horse...

    Director

  2. I Married a Woman

    Director

  3. 1957

Created 3

1970s

  1. 1971

    The Jimmy Stewart Show

    Creator

Sound 1

1960s

  1. 1963

    Move Over, Darling

    Songs

Appearances6

2010s

  1. 2012

    Lunch

    Himself

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2002

    The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel

    Self

1990s

  1. 1993

    Elvis Presley: Elvis in Hollywood

    Self

  2. 1992

    Color Adjustment

    Self