Hal Yates (July 26, 1899 – August 1, 1969) was an American screenwriter and film director.
He started his career in entertainment 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 (including the lost Hats Off),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.
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