Hal Hopper
Hal Hopper | |
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| File:Hal Hopper in Mudhoney 1965.jpg Hal Hopper in Mudhoney 1965 | |
| Born | Harold Stevens Hopper November 11, 1912 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1970 (aged 57) Sylmar, California, U.S. |
| Relatives | Jay North (nephew) |
Harold Stevens Hopper (November 11, 1912 – November 2, 1970) was an American singer/songwriter, film score composer and screenwriter.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Hopper was a member of The Pied Pipers singing group.[1] He composed the themes tune to several television series such as Judge Roy Bean,[2] Colt .45, 26 Men, Circus Boy and Bearcats!
He guest starred on the CBS sitcom, Dennis the Menace, starring Jay North in the title role. Hopper's wife Marie was North's maternal aunt. North later claimed that Marie Hopper physically abused him on the set to ensure the standards of his performance.[3]
Hopper co-authored the script for the 1968 film Shalako, starring Sean Connery.
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- 1912 births
- 1970 deaths
- Musicians from Oklahoma City
- American male singer-songwriters
- American film score composers
- American male screenwriters
- 20th-century American singer-songwriters
- Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma
- Writers from Oklahoma City
- Screenwriters from Oklahoma
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 20th-century American male singers