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Producer IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Herbert J. Yates, the cigar-chomping force behind Republic Pictures, spent his early adulthood as a salesman for the American Tobacco Co. (and later, at age 23, for Liggett & Meyers as an account executive).

February 3, 1966 · Sherman Oaks, California, USA (undisclosed) Birth name Herbert John Yates Height 5′ 4″ (1.63 m) Mini Bio Herbert J. Yates, the cigar-chomping force behind Republic Pictures, spent his early adulthood as a salesman for the American Tobacco Co. (and later, at age 23, for Liggett & Meyers as an account executive).

The head of the family, Herbert J. Yates, was the founder and president of Republic Pictures which produced movies in many genres, but were best known for westerns and dramas. Yates was born in...

Herbert John Yates Birth 24 Aug 1880 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Death 3 Feb 1966 (aged 85) Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County, California, USA Burial Oakwood Cemetery Bay Shore, Suffolk County, New York, USA Show Map Plot Family Mausoleum (First Avenue) Memorial ID 6755229 · View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials

Herbert John Yates (August 24, 1880 – February 3, 1966), a Hollywood mini-mogul, was the founder and President of Republic Pictures. With his contract, he had launched the film careers of such Western stars as Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and John Wayne.

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Feb. 4 (AP)--Herbert J. Yates, who built Republic Studios on a film output that was largely "horse opera" -- with and without singing -- died here last eight. He was 85...

Herbert John Yates (August 24, 1880 – February 3, 1966) was the founder and president of Republic Pictures, who had western stars John Wayne, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers under contract. Between the years 1935 and 1959, Republic, under Yates' leadership, made 956 feature films and 849 movie serial chapters, some of which are considered classics screened on television and later released on home ...