Haley, as writer, producer and director, teamed up with David Niven Jr. The hugely successful format was repeated in 1985 with an ambitious feature compilation of the finest performances by the greatest dancers captured on film called “That’s Dancing!” “That’s Entertainment!” included memorable scenes from nearly 100 films released between 19 and was narrated by 11 major stars: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, James Stewart and Elizabeth Taylor. In 1974 he created a blockbuster cinematic celebration of the most dazzling movie musicals produced by MGM. In 1970 he moved into motion pictures and by 1973 was named MGM’s director of creative affairs, where he was second-in-charge of all ongoing production. The following year, his activities included a one-hour musical tour of Monaco with Princess Grace, “Monte Carlo, C’est La Rose.” The same year, Haley won the Emmy for best direction in a musical or variety show for “Movin’ with Nancy,” a special starting Nancy Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. In 1967 Haley was named senior vice president at Wolper and the kudos continued.įor “The Hidden World,” a National Geographic special, he earned the Grand Prix as best world-wide television program at the International Television Festival in Monte Carlo, a second Peabody and a third Venice Silver Lion. He was awarded the Venice Film Festival’s Silver Lion in 19 for two segments, “In Search of Kim Novak” and “How to Succeed as a Gangster.” The following season, his credits included “The Legend of Marilyn Monroe,” one of the highest-rated documentaries in television history. He co-wrote, directed and produced “Hollywood and the Stars,” which had stellar ratings for NBC in 1963-64. He attended Loyola University and, after graduating, studied filmmaking at USC and UCLA. Wolper Productions from 1959 to 1970, he was responsible for a number of award-winning documentaries: “The Race for Space,” “Hollywood: The Golden Years,” “Hollywood: The Fabulous Era” and “Hollywood: The Great Stars.” In 1962 he won his first Peabody Award as writer-director in charge of production for 29 shows in the “Biography” series.īorn in Los Angeles, Haley was son of Jack Haley, who played the Tin Man in “The Wizard of Oz,” and Florence McFadden, a former Ziegfeld Girl. He was the first to see the lucrative potential in made-for-TV specials. Haley had a knack for thinking big in the best Hollywood tradition.
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