Writer
Hal Kanter
Born December 18, 1918 in Savannah, Georgia, USADied November 6, 201120 films
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hal Kanter (born December 18, 1918) is a veteran 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 has been regularly credited as a writer for the Academy Award broadcasts.
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20 films- 1992Oscar's Greatest MomentsWriter
- 1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneyWriter
- 1976JoysWriter
- 1965Dear BrigitteWriter
- 1963Move Over, DarlingScreenplay
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesScreenplay
- 1961Blue HawaiiScreenplay
- 1961Bachelor in ParadiseScreenplay
- 1958Mardi GrasWriter
- 1958Once Upon a Horse...Writer
- 1957Loving YouScreenplay
- 1955The Rose TattooAdaptation
- 1955Artists and ModelsScreenplay
- 1954About Mrs. LeslieWriter
- 1954Casanova's Big NightWriter
- 1953Money from HomeScreenplay
- 1953Here Come the GirlsScreenplay
- 1952Off LimitsStory
- 1952Road to BaliWriter
- 1951Two Tickets to BroadwayScreenplay