Joe Hyams
Joseph "Joe" Hyams (born June 6, 1923 in Cambridge , Massachusetts , † November 8, 2008 in Denver , Colorado ) was an American journalist and writer .
Career
Hyams was a war correspondent in World War II, later a column writer for the New York Herald Tribune in Hollywood , as well as the author of several non-fiction books, numerous screenplays and two novels.
He wrote about various Hollywood greats such as Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall and wrote a James Dean biography. He also wrote about Zen and martial arts . Hyams was, among other things, Kenpo Karate student of Ed Parker and trained Jeet Kune Do with Bruce Lee .
Joe Hyams married German actress Elke Sommer in 1964 , from whom he divorced in 1981 without children. When he died in 2008, he left behind his fourth wife, Melissa, and two sons and two daughters.
Web links
- Joe Hyams in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Joe Hyams dies at 85; former Hollywood columnist, bestselling author at latimes.com, accessed January 8, 2014
- ^ The Telegraph: Joe Hyams, accessed January 8, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hyams, Joe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hyams, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambridge , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 2008 |
| Place of death | Denver , Colorado |