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Joseph Hayes(1918-2006)

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Joseph Hayes was a well-known playwright and author specializing in crime fiction. His best known work, "The Desperate Hours" was first a novel, than a successful Broadway play (taking the 1955 Tony for Best Play), and then a movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. Hayes had a long career on Broadway and in the movies; he often collaborated with his wife, Marrijane Hayes, on a number of screenplays and scripts.
BornAugust 2, 1918
DiedSeptember 11, 2006(88)
BornAugust 2, 1918
DiedSeptember 11, 2006(88)
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Known for

Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Robert Middleton, and Mary Murphy in The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Desperate Hours
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1955
Mickey Rourke in Desperate Hours (1990)
Desperate Hours
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1990
George Peppard and Elizabeth Ashley in The Third Day (1965)
The Third Day
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1965
Fowl Play
  • Producer

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Jacques Perrin in Pour cent millions (1990)
      Haute tension
      7.6
      TV Series
      • novel "No Escape"
      • 1994
    • Mickey Rourke in Desperate Hours (1990)
      Desperate Hours
      5.4
      • novel
      • play
      • screenplay
      • 1990
    • Marina Krauser in Ich melde einen Selbstmord (1989)
      Ich melde einen Selbstmord
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 1989
    • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
      The Magical World of Disney
      8.3
      TV Series
      • novel
      • 1970
    • Yvette Mimieux in The Desperate Hours (1967)
      The Desperate Hours
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • play
      • 1967
    • George Peppard and Elizabeth Ashley in The Third Day (1965)
      The Third Day
      5.5
      • based on the novel by
      • 1965
    • Hanns Lothar and Alice Treff in Stunden der Angst (1964)
      Stunden der Angst
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • play "The Desperate Hours""
      • 1964
    • Susan Hayward in Stolen Hours (1963)
      Stolen Hours
      6.2
      • adaptation (uncredited)
      • 1963
    • Christian Doermer and Christine Kaufmann in Terror After Midnight (1962)
      Terror After Midnight
      7.9
      • novel "The Hours After Midnight"
      • 1962
    • Bon Voyage! (1962)
      Bon Voyage!
      5.6
      • book
      • 1962
    • Eddie Albert, Ina Balin, Ben Gazzara, Dick Clark, and Fredric March in The Young Doctors (1961)
      The Young Doctors
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • 1961
    • Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Robert Middleton, and Mary Murphy in The Desperate Hours (1955)
      The Desperate Hours
      7.5
      • screenplay
      • novel
      • play
      • 1955
    • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
      Lux Video Theatre
      7.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1953
    • The Bigelow Theatre (1950)
      The Bigelow Theatre
      7.1
      TV Series
      • original story and teleplay
      • 1951
    • The Web (1950)
      The Web
      6.9
      TV Series
      • adaptation
      • story
      • 1951

    Additional Crew



    • Lesley Ann Warren, Greer Garson, Hermione Baddeley, Joyce Bulifant, Gladys Cooper, John Davidson, Fred MacMurray, Geraldine Page, and Tommy Steele in The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
      The Happiest Millionaire
      6.5
      • produced on the New York Stage by
      • 1967

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    Personal details

    • Born
      • August 2, 1918
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    • Died
      • September 11, 2006
      • St. Augustine, Florida, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
    • Spouse
      • Marrijane HayesFebruary 5, 1938 - September 21, 1991 (her death, 3 children)
    • Other works
      He wrote "Leaf and Bough", produced on Broadway in 1949; the 1962 mystery "Calculated Risk"; and the 1956 comedy "The Happiest Millionaire", which he also directed.

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    • Trivia
      Awarded a Tony in 1955 for his play, Desperate Hours (1990).

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