Hal Kanter
Encyclopedia
Hal Kanter was a 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 was regularly credited as a writer for the Academy Award broadcasts.
Kanter died at his home in Encino, California on November 6, 2011, aged 92.
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
, Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis...
, and Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
(in Loving You
Loving You
Loving You is an American motion picture directed by Hal Kanter, released by Paramount Pictures on July 9, 1957. The film stars Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey...
and Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii is a 1961 musical film set in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. The screenplay by Hal Kanter was nominated by the Writers Guild of America in 1962 in the category of Best Written American Musical. The movie opened at no...
), for both feature films and television. Kanter helped Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
turn the play by Williams into the film version of The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo
- External links :*...
. Since 1991, he was regularly credited as a writer for the Academy Award broadcasts.
Kanter died at his home in Encino, California on November 6, 2011, aged 92.
External links
- Interview with Hal Kanter
- Oral History Interview with Hal Kanter at Archive of American TelevisionArchive of American TelevisionThe Archive of American Television is a division of the non-profit Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation that films interviews with notable people from all aspects of the television industry....