Background
Riney, Hal Patrick was born on July 17, 1932 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Hal Patrick and Inez Marie Riney.
Riney, Hal Patrick was born on July 17, 1932 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Hal Patrick and Inez Marie Riney.
He graduated from the University of Washington in 1954.
He was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame in 2001. After serving two years in the United States Army doing public relations in Italy, he joined BDO (Barton, Durstine & Osborn) and Batten Co. San Francisco, moving from the mail room to head art director and finally creative director in 1968. In 1970, he hired Paul Williams to write a song for a Crocker Bank commercial, which was later recorded by The Carpenters and become the hit "We"ve Only Just Begun".
In 1984, Riney created and did voiceover for the noted "Morning in America" and "Bear in the Woods" television commercials for the successful Ronald Reagan 1984 Presidential re-election campaign.
The agency was sold to Publicis in 1998. Riney died at age 75 in 2008, from cancer, at his home in San Francisco.
Member American Association Advertising Agilysys, San Francisco Advertising Club, San Francisco Society Communicating Arts, Wild Goose Club, Meadow Club, St. Francis Yacht Club.
Married Elizabeth Sutherland Riney. Children: Benjamin Kennedy, Samantha Elizabeth.