Hal Kanter, American screenwriter, director and producer (Julia),died from complications with pneumonia he was 92.

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 died from complications with pneumonia he was 92.. 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. Hal Kanter was the Executive Producer of th groundbreaking series "Julia" which ran from September 17, 1968 to March 23, 1971. 

(December 18, 1918; Savannah, Georgia – November 6, 2011; Encino, California^[1])

Kanter died at his home in Encino, California on November 6, 2011, aged 92.


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