death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
los angeles , california , usa 1 august 1969 chicago , illinois , usa 26 july 1899 1924-1953 hal yates
 hal yates screenwriter film director
hal yates

hal yates -lrb- 26 july 1899 -- 1 august 1969 -rrb- 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 -lrb- including the lost hats off -rrb- , 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 .
