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Lee Hays(1914-1981)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Lee Hays was born on 14 March 1914 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), I'm Not There (2007) and Volunteers (1985). He died on 26 August 1981 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA.
BornMarch 14, 1914
DiedAugust 26, 1981(67)
BornMarch 14, 1914
DiedAugust 26, 1981(67)
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Known for

Sam Rockwell in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2002
I'm Not There (2007)
I'm Not There
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
Tom Hanks, John Candy, and Rita Wilson in Volunteers (1985)
Volunteers
5.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1985
Rueda de sospechosos (1964)
Rueda de sospechosos
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1964

Credits

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Writer

  • Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, and Pete Seeger in The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (1981)
    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
    8.2
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • The Canonization of Bishop John Neumann
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Look Up and Live (1954)
    Look Up and Live
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • adapted for television
    • 1962

Actor

  • Alice's Restaurant (1969)
    Alice's Restaurant
    6.3
    • Lee Hays
    • 1969
  • Frontiers of Faith (1952)
    Frontiers of Faith
    6.6
    TV Series
    • 1955

Music Department

  • Stage
    TV Series
    • "If I Had a Hammer" words and music (credit only)
    • 2022

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • The Weavers
  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • March 14, 1914
    • Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    • August 26, 1981
    • Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA(diabetic cardiovascular disease)
  • Other works
    Member of the influential folk music quartet "The Weavers" from 1948 to 1964 along with Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman as well as Seeger's replacements Erik Darling, Frank Hamilton or Bernie Krause. The group occasionally reformed for concerts until Hays's death in 1981.
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    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

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    In accordance to his final requests, his ashes were mixed into his garden's compost pile.

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