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Oliver Hailey(1932-1993)

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Oliver Hailey was born on 7 July 1932 in Pampa, Texas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for McMillan & Wife (1971), Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (1981) and Love, Sidney (1981). He was married to Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey. He died on 15 April 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 7, 1932
DiedApril 15, 1993(60)
BornJuly 7, 1932
DiedApril 15, 1993(60)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in McMillan & Wife (1971)
McMillan & Wife
7.2
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
7.1
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1981
Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
Love, Sidney
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
The Cosby Show
7.4
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
    7.9
    TV Series
    • program consultant
    • 1976
  • Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in McMillan & Wife (1971)
    McMillan & Wife
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • executive story consultant
    • 1972–1974

Writer

  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • 1990
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1987
  • JoBeth Williams and Daniel J. Travanti in Adam: His Song Continues (1986)
    Adam: His Song Continues
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1986
  • Swoosie Kurtz, Kaleena Kiff, and Tony Randall in Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.6
    TV Series
    • developed by
    • written by (as Hal Daffan)
    • 1981–1983
  • Isabel's Choice (1981)
    Isabel's Choice
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (1981)
    Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Brooke Shields and George Burns in Just You and Me, Kid (1979)
    Just You and Me, Kid
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Sada Thompson, Michael Schackelford, and David Schackelford in Family (1976)
    Family
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1975
  • For the Use of the Hall (1975)
    For the Use of the Hall
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1975
  • Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in McMillan & Wife (1971)
    McMillan & Wife
    7.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • written by
    • 1971–1974
  • If I Had a Million
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Leslie Nielsen in Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969–1970

Actor

  • Candice Bergen and Jacqueline Bisset in Rich and Famous (1981)
    Rich and Famous
    5.8
    • Literary Party Guest
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hal Daffan
  • Born
    • July 7, 1932
    • Pampa, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • April 15, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Elizabeth Forsythe-HaileyJune 25, 1960 - April 15, 1993 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: I Won't Dance. Written by Oliver Hailey.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of Oliver Daffan Hailey and Hallie May Thomas, children: Elizabeth Kendall Hailey and Brooke Hailey.

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