HOLLYWOOD — Movie producer Hal Roach, who teamed Laurel with Hardy and ... died on Monday at his home in Los Angeles. His 100th birthday in January, celebrated at the Motion Picture and ...

Harold “Hal” Roach was an Elmira boy ... his father “strongly suggested” that Roach leave home in hopes that “traveling would help him grow up.” Roach went as far from Elmira ...

Hollywood was the new frontier in 1914. With the film industry in its growing stages, even a former mule skinner by the name of Hal Roach could quickly become a major player. Roach arrived in ...

Hal Roach, who died this week ... With more room and a bigger budget in its new home, the show moved up several notches, and producer Jimmy Potter, brother of Ireland's most famous funny girl ...

WASHINGTON — The cinema celebrates its 100th birthday next year, but Hal Roach got there first.The man who paired Laurel with Hardy, put black glasses on Harold Lloyd and cranked out more than ...