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- Birth nameJohn Hay Beith
- Ian Hay was born on April 17, 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The 39 Steps (1935), Sabotage (1936) and The Frog (1937). He was married to Helen Margaret Speirs. He died on September 22, 1952 in Petersfield, Hampshire, England, UK.
- SpouseHelen Margaret Speirs(1915 - September 22, 1952) (his death)
- He joined Durham School in 1902 as junior science master, and also coached the rugby and boating crews. Durham featured in one of his best books 'The Housemaster' (1938), which includes the famous differentiation between 'funny peculiar' and 'funny ha-ha'.
- Was chairman of the Society of Authors from 1942 until his death in 1952.
- Some of his later plays were written in collaboration with Seymour Hicks, P.G. Wodehouse and A.E.W. Mason.
- From 1938 to 1941 served as director of public relations for the British War Office with the rank of major general.
- Awarded the Silver Cross for bravery in action during the First World War.
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