Hal Kanter (December 18, 1918 – November 6, 2011)[2] was an American 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. Kanter helped Tennessee Williams turn the play by Williams into the film version of The Rose Tattoo. He was regularly credited as a writer for the Academy Award broadcasts. Kanter was also the creator and executive producer of the television series Julia.
Kanter was born to a Jewish family in Savannah, Georgia.[3] He started his career peddling jokes to Eddie Cantor for his radio program. Kanter recalls, "I'd listen to his show and say, 'I can write jokes as funny as that,' so I walked from my rooming house to his show, and told the guard, 'Mr. Kanter is here to see Mr. Cantor, figuring he'd see me because of our names, although his real name was Iskowitch. I was seventeen years old and had the nerve of a burglar."[4] Although Kanter was not hired by Cantor, one of his writers, Hugh Wedlock Jr., paid Kanter $10 per week to write jokes. Wedlock would then resell Kanter's jokes to Cantor. Kanter stated, "So I became a ghostwriter to a ghostwriter."[5]
Kanter's autobiography, So Far, So Funny: My Life in Show Business, was published in 1999 by McFarland & Company, Inc., of Jefferson, North Carolina. The book chronicles his early life, his struggles in Hollywood during his early years, and his eventual success in show business in general and as a comedy writer in particular.
Kanter died at his home in Encino, California on November 6, 2011, at the age of 92.
kanter, december, 1918, november, 2011, american, writer, producer, director, principally, comedy, actors, such, hope, jerry, lewis, elvis, presley, loving, blue, hawaii, both, feature, films, television, kanter, helped, tennessee, williams, turn, play, willia. Hal Kanter December 18 1918 November 6 2011 2 was an American 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 Kanter helped Tennessee Williams turn the play by Williams into the film version of The Rose Tattoo He was regularly credited as a writer for the Academy Award broadcasts Kanter was also the creator and executive producer of the television series Julia Hal KanterBornDecember 18 1918Savannah Georgia U S DiedNovember 6 2011 2011 11 06 aged 92 Encino California U S Occupation s Writer producer directorYears active1954 2008Known forWork as creator executive producer of the NBC TV series Julia as well as writer for numerous Academy Awards broadcastsSpouse s Doris Kanter 1941 2011 his death 3 children 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editKanter was born to a Jewish family in Savannah Georgia 3 He started his career peddling jokes to Eddie Cantor for his radio program Kanter recalls I d listen to his show and say I can write jokes as funny as that so I walked from my rooming house to his show and told the guard Mr Kanter is here to see Mr Cantor figuring he d see me because of our names although his real name was Iskowitch I was seventeen years old and had the nerve of a burglar 4 Although Kanter was not hired by Cantor one of his writers Hugh Wedlock Jr paid Kanter 10 per week to write jokes Wedlock would then resell Kanter s jokes to Cantor Kanter stated So I became a ghostwriter to a ghostwriter 5 March 1941 joined the United States Army serving till the end of World War II in 1945 Kanter wrote produced and acted in Armed Forces Radio Service shows aired over stations KOA AM KLZ and other local stations in Colorado He built and ran radio stations in Naval Base Eniwetok and Naval Base Guam and served as a combat correspondent on Iwo Jima Kanter s autobiography So Far So Funny My Life in Show Business was published in 1999 by McFarland amp Company Inc of Jefferson North Carolina The book chronicles his early life his struggles in Hollywood during his early years and his eventual success in show business in general and as a comedy writer in particular Kanter died at his home in Encino California on November 6 2011 at the age of 92 See also editWisconsin Center for Film and Theater ResearchReferences edit https variety com 2014 tv people news writer doris kanter widow of comedy scribe hal kanter dies at 95 1201159272 Welcome to the US Petabox Archived from the original on August 26 2013 Retrieved January 7 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check url value help 1 Archived August 26 2013 at the Wayback Machine November 17 2011 Nachman Gerald 1998 Raised on Radio p 41 Pantheon Books New York ISBN 037540287X Nachman Gerald 1998 Raised on Radio p 41 Pantheon Books New York ISBN 037540287X Further reading editYoung Jordan R 1999 The Laugh Crafters Comedy Writing in Radio amp TV s Golden Age Beverly Hills Past Times Publishing ISBN 0 940410 37 0External links editHal Kanter at IMDb Hal Kanter at The Interviews An Oral History of Television 2 nbsp This article about a screenwriter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hal Kanter amp oldid 1219275677, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
