Legendary producer Hal B. Wallis was born in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles when he was in his early 20s. He got a job managing a theater owned by Warner Bros., and his success at the job caught the eye of studio head 'Jack L. Warner' .
Brother-in-law of screenwriter Wally Kline.
The Hal B. Wallis Building contains the Heart Research Facility at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California. Its named after the famous producer whose last home was in this city.
