Hal Yates, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hal Yates

Screenwriter, film director

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1899

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1969

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Hal Yates (July 26, 1899 – August 1, 1969) was an American screenwriter and film director.
He wrote for 96 films between 1924 and 1953.
He also directed 88 films between 1926 and 1953. He started his career in entertaintment in a vaudeville double-act called 'Yates and Lawley'.
Yates first worked at the Hal Roach Studios where he directed a few early Laurel and Hardy comedies (including the lost Hats Off),and later worked at the RKO studios directing short films featuring Edgar Kennedy and Leon Errol. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, and died in Los Angeles, California.