Hal Erickson (author)

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Hal Erickson
Born1950 (age 7172)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Alma mater University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Harold "Hal" Erickson (born 1950) is a media historian who was a senior editor at AllRovi for 15 years starting in 1994 when it was known as "All Movies".

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He received a bachelor's degree in acting and directing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a master's degree in theater history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [1] He has also written several books relating to the history of movies and television as well as many media articles for Encyclopædia Britannica . He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2]

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