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They had two children, Hal Roach Jr., who followed his father as a producer and director, and Margaret Roach. Roach married a second time, on September 1, 1942, to Lucille Prin, a Los Angeles secretary.
Hal Roach (born January 14, 1892, Elmira, New York, U.S.—died November 2, 1992, Bel Air, California) was an American motion-picture producer, director, and writer best known for his production of comedies of the 1920s and ’30s featuring Harold Lloyd, Will Rogers, Snub Pollard, and Charley Chase, and for the enduringly popular films of Stan ...
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Nov 2, 1992 · In September 1916, Roach married actress Marguerite Nichols. They had two children, Hal Jr. (June 15, 1918 – March 29, 1972) and Margaret M. Roach (March 15, 1921 – November 22, 1964). After almost 25 years of marriage, Marguerite died in March 1941.
Ex father-in-law of Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, who married and later divorced Hal's daughter Maria Roach. From its inception as the Rollin Film Company in 1914, Hal Roach Studios was originally based on Hill Street in the Bunker Hill section of Downtown Los Angeles, California.
- January 14, 1892
- November 2, 1992
Nov 4, 2023 · The Waterford-born entertainer was a fixture in Irish-American circles and spent years as a comedian in residence at Jurys Cabaret in Dublin where millions of Irish Americans laughed at his jokes.
Nov 3, 1992 · Roach’s first wife, actress Margaret Nichols, died in 1940; their daughter, Margaret, died in 1964, and their son, Hal Roach Jr., died in 1972. Roach’s second wife, Lucille, died in 1981.
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When Hal Roach died at the age of 100, he had outlived many of the children who starred in his "Our Gang" films of the 1920s and 30s.
