Jan 142010
Harold Eugene “Hal” Roach, Sr. was born on January 14, 1892.
He had a long career as a producer beginning with Silent Comedies in the 1920s with shorts featuring Harold Lloyd, Will Rogers, Max Davidson, the Our Gang kids, Charley Chase, Harry Langdon, Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, Patsy Kelly and Laurel & Hardy.
Roach died on November 2, 1992.