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Hal Yates(1899-1969)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Hal Yates was born on 26 July 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hal was a director and writer, known for Merry Mirthquakes (1953), Make Mine Laughs (1949) and Variety Time (1948). Hal died on 1 August 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 26, 1899
DiedAugust 1, 1969(70)
BornJuly 26, 1899
DiedAugust 1, 1969(70)
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Known for

Merry Mirthquakes (1953)
Merry Mirthquakes
4.8
  • Director(segments "Groan and Grunt", "Waiting for Baby")
  • 1953
Make Mine Laughs (1949)
Make Mine Laughs
4.9
  • Director
  • 1949
Leon Errol, Edgar Kennedy, and Jack Paar in Variety Time (1948)
Variety Time
5.7
  • Director(Leon Errol & Edgar Kennedy sequences)
  • 1948
Red Buttons, Frankie Carle, Leon Errol, Inesita, Liberace, Melissa Mason, Jerry Murad, Jack Paar, Grace Ramanos, Buster West, The Sportsmen Quartet, and The Harmonicats in Footlight Varieties (1951)
Footlight Varieties
5.0
  • Director(new footage)
  • 1951

Credits

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  • Blondie (1957)
    Blondie
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1957
  • My Little Margie (1952)
    My Little Margie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952–1955
  • Merry Mirthquakes (1953)
    Merry Mirthquakes
    4.8
    • Director (segments "Groan and Grunt", "Waiting for Baby")
    • 1953
  • Andy Clyde, Carol Hughes, Gil Lamb, and Emil Sitka in Pardon My Wrench (1953)
    Pardon My Wrench
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Half-Dressed for Dinner
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • And Baby Makes Two (1953)
    And Baby Makes Two
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Lost in a Turkish Bath
    6.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Three Chairs for Betty
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Fresh Painter (1953)
    Fresh Painter
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Suzi Crandall, Scott Elliott, and Donald MacBride in Newlyweds' House Guest (1952)
    Newlyweds' House Guest
    Short
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Carol Hughes and Gil Lamb in Ghost Buster (1952)
    Ghost Buster
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Gil Lamb in Hollywood Honeymoon (1951)
    Hollywood Honeymoon
    Short
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Fast and Foolish
    Short
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Arlene Harris and Harry Hayden in Newlyweds Take a Chance (1951)
    Newlyweds Take a Chance
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Leon Errol in Deal Me In (1951)
    Deal Me In
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1951

Writer



  • Bozo the Clown
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Merry Mirthquakes (1953)
    Merry Mirthquakes
    4.8
    • screenplay "Grunt and Groan"
    • screenplay "Waiting for Baby"
    • 1953
  • Half-Dressed for Dinner
    Short
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Three Chairs for Betty
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1953
  • Fresh Painter (1953)
    Fresh Painter
    6.0
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Gil Lamb in Hollywood Honeymoon (1951)
    Hollywood Honeymoon
    Short
    • screen play
    • 1951
  • Too Many Wives
    6.9
    Short
    • screen play
    • 1951
  • Arlene Harris and Harry Hayden in Newlyweds Take a Chance (1951)
    Newlyweds Take a Chance
    5.8
    Short
    • screen play
    • 1951
  • One Wild Night
    7.3
    Short
    • screen play
    • 1951
  • Red Buttons, Frankie Carle, Leon Errol, Inesita, Liberace, Melissa Mason, Jerry Murad, Jack Paar, Grace Ramanos, Buster West, The Sportsmen Quartet, and The Harmonicats in Footlight Varieties (1951)
    Footlight Varieties
    5.0
    • Writer (segment "He Forgot to Remember")
    • 1951
  • Chinatown Chump
    6.6
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1951
  • Gil Lamb in Night Club Daze (1950)
    Night Club Daze
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Wally Brown, Jack Kirkwood, and Lynn Davies in Photo Phonies (1950)
    Photo Phonies
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Waiting for Baby
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1950
  • Put Some Money in the Pot
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1950

Additional Crew



  • Preston Foster, Signe Hasso, Anabel Shaw, and Shepperd Strudwick in Strange Triangle (1946)
    Strange Triangle
    6.2
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Passport to Destiny (1944)
    Passport to Destiny
    6.2
    • dialogue director
    • 1944
  • Norris Goff and Chester Lauck in So This Is Washington (1943)
    So This Is Washington
    5.5
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • James Ellison and Virginia Gilmore in That Other Woman (1942)
    That Other Woman
    6.2
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Carole Landis and George Montgomery in Cadet Girl (1941)
    Cadet Girl
    7.5
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • À bord du Miramar (1927)
    À bord du Miramar
    6.7
    Short
    • director: re-takes
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 26, 1899
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • August 1, 1969
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    Former vaudevillian ('Yates & Lawley'). Worked as director and writer on short comedy features for Hal Roach and RKO.

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