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He was a good friend to Carl Reiner.

Son of Albert L. Kanter, who founded the successful "Classic Comics" (later "Classics Illustrated") series in 1941. Through Hal's Hollywood connections, "Classics Illustrated" obtained comic-book rights to I dieci comandamenti (1956) and I bucanieri (1958).

Profiled in "The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden Age" by Jordan Young (BearManor Media).

Kanter served as an Army Sergeant in World War II, in the Pacific. He set up Armed Forces Radio Stations on islands such as Guam and Enawatak. He was also an air combat correspondent for "Yank" magazine. This included flying over the air raid on Yokohama.