Jack Haley Jr., 67, the movie and television producer who brought works to theaters and living rooms that celebrated the film industry into which he was born, died April 21 at the UCLA Medical Center.
Mr. Haley's father, an actor and a comedian, won entertainment immortality for his role as the Tin Man in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz." Judy Garland, who starred in that movie as Dorothy, was the mother of Liza Minnelli, who was married to Jack Haley Jr. for a time.
Mr. Haley, who in 1975 and 1976 was the head of 20th Century Fox TV, scored a major success in 1974 as writer, director and producer of "That's Entertainment," a collection of scenes from old MGM movies. He directed the Academy Awards telecast in 1970 and produced the show in 1974 and 1979. The 1979 show won an Emmy award.
He also produced for television such documentary-style shows as "Hollywood: The Golden Years," which he made in association with David Wolper, and "Cary Grant: A Celebration."
In a poignant touch, Mr. Haley directed his own father in the father's last movie appearance, "Norwood," in 1970. The elder Haley, whose role was described as a cameo, died in 1979.
Jack Haley Jr. was born in Los Angeles in 1933 and was educated at Loyola University there. He took a job with Wolper Productions in 1959 and became a senior vice president there before joining MGM. After a brief period there, he left for 20th Century and went on in 1976 to become an independent producer.
In addition to "Norwood," Mr. Haley's film credits as producer or director include "The Love Machine" and "That's Dancing."
One of his best-known television productions was "Movin' With Nancy," which featured Nancy Sinatra and which won him an Emmy for directing in 1968. He also was responsible for "Hollywood and the Homefront," "The Incredible World of James Bond" and "The Legend of Marilyn Monroe."
He also produced "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," a 1990 film documenting the making of the classic movie.
