Born January 14, 1892 in Elmira, New York [Died] November 2, 1992. Bel Air, California. American film producer, director, and screenwriter. Born Harry Eugene Roach. Along with Mack Sennett, he is known as one of the creators who established the style of early Hollywood comedy films. After changing jobs several times, he entered the film industry in 1912 as a supporting actor in a western. In 1914, he founded a company to produce comedies starring Harold Lloyd. Five years later, he established a new company, Hal Roach Studios, in Culver City, California, and produced a series of Lloyd films, including Safety Last (1923). In the 1920s, he produced about 2,000 short comedies and numerous feature films, including the series starring Will Rogers and the Our Gang series. His most famous work is a comedy starring the duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Many filmmakers, including director Leo McCarey, actresses Jean Harlow and Paulette Goddard, worked with Loach as newcomers and went on to success in Hollywood. He won the Academy Award for Best Short Story for The Music Box (1932), starring Laurel and Hardy, and "Bored of Education" (1936), from the "Boys Over Boards" series. In 1983, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award. Roach |
[生]1892.1.14. ニューヨーク,エルマイラ [没]1992.11.2. カリフォルニア,ベルエア アメリカ合衆国の映画制作者,監督,脚本家。本名 Harry Eugene Roach。ハリウッドの初期コメディ映画のスタイルを築いたクリエーターとして,マック・セネットと並び称される。職業を転々としたのち,1912年西部劇の端役として映画界入り。1914年ハロルド・ロイド主演のコメディを制作するための会社を設立した。5年後にはカリフォルニア州カルバーシティーに新会社ハル・ローチ・スタジオを設立し,『ロイドの要心無用』Safety Last(1923)などのロイド主演作を次々と制作。1920年代はウィル・ロジャーズの主演シリーズや「チビッコ・ギャング」Our Gangシリーズなど,約 2000本の短編コメディと多数の長編映画を生み出した。最大の代表作は,スタン・ローレルとオリバー・ハーディのコンビが主演を務めるコメディ。また,映画監督のレオ・マッカリー,女優のジーン・ハーロー,ポーレット・ゴダードなど,新人時代にローチ作品に参加したのちハリウッドで成功を収めた映画人も多い。ローレルとハーディ主演の『極楽ピアノ騒動』The Music Box(1932)と,「チビッコ・ギャング」シリーズの "Bored of Education"(1936)でアカデミー賞短編賞を受賞。1983年アカデミー賞名誉賞を授与された。 ローチ
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