FILM DIRECTOR

Hal Roach

1892 - 1992

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Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, who was the founder of the namesake Hal Roach Studios. Roach was active in the industry from the 1910s to the 1990s. He is known for producing a number of early Media franchise successes, including the Laurel and Hardy franchise, Harold Lloyd's early films, the films of entertainer Charley Chase, and the Our Gang short film comedy series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hal Roach is the 730th most popular film director (up from 828th in 2019), the 5,358th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,259th in 2019) and the 191st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hal Roach ranks 730 out of 2,041. Before him are Mike Flanagan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Olle Hellbom, Dariush Mehrjui, Herbert Selpin, and Luigi Zampa. After him are W. S. Van Dyke, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Bruce Beresford, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Bryan Singer, and James Wan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Hal Roach ranks 175. Before him are Edna St. Vincent Millay, Francesca Bertini, John Alcock, József Nagy, Carl Panzram, and Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen. After him are Mercedes de Acosta, Jean de Bie, Ólafur Thors, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Alberto Bayo, and Gustav Fehn. Among people deceased in 1992, Hal Roach ranks 150. Before him are Gerard K. O'Neill, Richard Yates, Todd Armstrong, Kathleen McKane Godfree, Viktor Grishin, and Sándor Veress. After him are Jack Arnold, Anthony Dawson, Irakli Abashidze, Claude Aveline, Marsha P. Johnson, and Wilfried Dietrich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Roach ranks 5,358 out of 20,380. Before him are Angry Grandpa (1950), Ed Lee (1952), Art Carney (1918), Adrienne Barbeau (1945), Roger Sessions (1896), and Tim Blake Nelson (1964). After him are Michael Curry (1953), Michael Brandon (1945), Russ Tamblyn (1934), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), Robert Prosky (1930), and Matt Sorum (1960).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Hal Roach ranks 191. Before him are Bob Gale (1951), Brad Bird (1957), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), David O. Russell (1958), Alexander Payne (1961), and Mike Flanagan (1978). After him are W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Bryan Singer (1965), Gavin O'Connor (1963), Jack Arnold (1916), Chris Carter (1956), and Henry Selick (1952).

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