Hal B. Wallis

Birth Name:

Harold Brent Wallis

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Producer, Actor

A building inside the Eisenhower Medical Center in his hometown of Rancho Mirage was dedicated to him
Quote: "Star quality is almost impossible to define․ But when you see brilliant talent, it registers immediately․ It's magic․"
Following several successful films with Warner Brothers, he would leave the studio in 1944 to start his own production company where he found even more success with films including a slew of Elvis Presley and John Wayne starrers
After securing a job at a theater owned by Warner Brothers, he caught the eye of studio executive Jack L․ Warner who promoted him to the publicity department
Had a hand in the making of more than 400 Hollywood films throughout his career
Reportedly disliked by Darryl F․ Zanuck and would only begin to be promoted after Zanuck left Warner Brothers in 1933
Hired writer Ayn Rand as a screenwriter for his new production company after meeting her at Warner Brothers

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