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Hal Hackady(1922-2015)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Hal Hackady was born on 10 February 1922 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. He was a writer and composer, known for Hey, Let's Twist! (1961), Senior Prom (1958) and Lights Out (1946). He died on 12 October 2015 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
BornFebruary 10, 1922
DiedOctober 12, 2015(93)
BornFebruary 10, 1922
DiedOctober 12, 2015(93)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Joey Dee and Teddy Randazzo in Hey, Let's Twist! (1961)
Hey, Let's Twist!
4.5
  • Writer
  • 1961
Senior Prom (1958)
Senior Prom
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1958
Lights Out (1946)
Lights Out
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Gary Crosby, Joey Dee, and Kay Medford in Two Tickets to Paris (1962)
Two Tickets to Paris
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1962

Credits

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Writer

  • Michael Jackson, Donald Fullilove, Jackie Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Tito Jackson, Mike Martinez, Joel Cooper, Craig Grandy, Edmund Sylvers, and Jackson 5 in Jackson 5ive (1971)
    Jackson 5ive
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1971
  • The Smokey Bear Show (1969)
    The Smokey Bear Show
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1969–1971
  • Tuesday Weld in Mr. Broadway (1964)
    Mr. Broadway
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • The April in Paris Ball
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Gary Crosby, Joey Dee, and Kay Medford in Two Tickets to Paris (1962)
    Two Tickets to Paris
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • original story
    • 1962
  • Joey Dee and Teddy Randazzo in Hey, Let's Twist! (1961)
    Hey, Let's Twist!
    4.5
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Senior Prom (1958)
    Senior Prom
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1958
  • Paddy Croft and Jonathan Erland in The Unforeseen (1958)
    The Unforeseen
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Hal Hackaday)
    • 1958
  • Bob Gaudio, Julius LaRosa, Phyllis Newman, and The Royal Teens in Let's Rock (1958)
    Let's Rock
    5.1
    • writer
    • 1958
  • The Web (1957)
    The Web
    TV Series
    • story
    • written by (as Harold C. Hackaday, as Harold C. Hackaday)
    • 1957
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1956
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1956
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • story (as Harold Hackady)
    • 1956
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1953)
    Kraft Television Theatre
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1955
  • The Web (1950)
    The Web
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1954

Music Department

  • Mel Blanc, Brad Garrett, Patti Deutsch, Dana Hill, Steve McClintock, Don Messick, George O'Hanlon, Ronnie Schell, Penny Singleton, Russi Taylor, Tiffany, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, and Patric Zimmerman in Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
    Jetsons: The Movie
    5.6
    • special lyricist (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Peanuts (1965)
    Peanuts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • lyricist
    • 1988
  • Snoopy: The Musical (1988)
    Snoopy: The Musical
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • lyrics
    • 1988
  • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
    Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • adaptions based on lyrics by (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Squirm (1976)
    Squirm
    4.9
    • lyricist
    • 1976
  • Senior Prom (1958)
    Senior Prom
    5.7
    • lyrics: original songs
    • 1958

Composer

  • Wonders of Chicago
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hal Hackaday
  • Born
    • February 10, 1922
    • Middletown, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • October 12, 2015
    • Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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  • Trivia
    Broadway lyricist, educated at Wesleyan University.

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