Biography
He is also recalled for his work alongside David L Wolper, with whom he was partnered from 1959 into the 1960s. Haley was the son of Jack Haley, best known as The Tin Man in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz" and from 1974-79 was married to Liza Minnelli, whose mother, Judy Garland, was Dorothy in the same film.
Haley, who grew up as a Hollywood prince--his boyhood chums included the sons of Bing Crosby and Edward G Robinson, attended Loyola …
Career Milestones
| Produced "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" series for ABC | ||
| Served as president of 20th Century Fox TV | ||
1959 | Produced documentary "The Race for Space" | |
1960 | Produced "Hollywood: The Golden Years" | |
1962 | Produced "Biography" | |
1966 | Produced and co-wrote "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The White House" special | |
1967 | Won Emmy Award as director of "Movin' With Nancy" [Sinatra] TV special | |
1969 | Directed the Academy Awards telecast | |
1970 | Made feature film directorial debut, "Norwood" | |
1974 | Produced and directed "That's Entertainment!" | |
1976 | Produced "America Salutes Richard Rodgers" and "Life Goes to the Movies" | |
1977 | Produced "That's Hollywood" series | |
1990 | Wrote, directed and produced the special "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic" (CBS) | |
1991 | Served as executive producer of "Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show" (CBS) | |
1992 | Executive produced "Donahue: The 25th Anniversary" (NBC) | |
1994 | Was executive producer of the NBC special "100 Years of the Hollywood Western" | |
1996 | Produced the tribute special "The Wizard of Oz: 40 Years on Television" | |
Awards
1982 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program in The Night They Saved Christmas |
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Special in Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In Informational Programming in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz |