LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Jack Haley Jr., longtime Hollywood producer, actor and writer and the former husband of Liza Minnelli, died early Saturday. He was 67.
Haley, who had been in poor health, died of respiratory failure at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif., Haley's longtime assistant Kelly Brandt said.
During a career that spanned more than 30 years, Haley produced numerous films and television specials including a number of Academy Award Shows and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," a 1990 film documenting the making of the classic movie.
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He was the son of Jack Haley, who played the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz."