Joseph Hayes (Author)

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Joseph Hayes (born August 2, 1918 in Indianapolis , Indiana , † September 11, 2006 in St. Augustine , Florida ) was an American writer who was best known for his novels, plays and screenplays.

Life

At the age of 13, Hayes went to a Benedictine monastery , which he left after two years. He graduated from Indiana University .

Hayes' first Broadway play was Leaf and Bough in 1949 . In 1954 his successful novel The Desperate Hours appeared , which was staged as a play in New York City on Broadway in 1955, and was made into a film by Hollywood . He wrote his last play, Calculated Risk , in 1962. In the same year, he and his wife Marrijane wrote the script for the Disney film Champagne in Paris ( Bon Voyage! ).

Hayes died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in a nursing home and was survived by three sons, ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

honors and awards

Publications

  • with his wife Marrijane Hayes: The Bridegroom waits, a polite comedy in one act , all female cast. S. French, New York City, NY / San Francisco, Cal. 1943.
  • The Thompsons; A Small Town Comedy in One Act . S. French, New York City / San Francisco, Cal. 1943.
  • Ways of Darkness .
  • The Desperate Hours . Random House, New York City, New York, USA 1954.
  • The Hours After Midnight . Random House, New York City, New York, USA 1958.
  • Don't Go Away Mad . Random House, New York City, New York, USA 1962.
  • Winner's Circle .
  • Island on Fire. A true saga .
  • Missing ... and Presumed Dead .
  • The Long Dark Night , 1974.
    • German by Jo Klein: A long dark night . Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1976, ISBN 3-436-02292-6 .
  • Like Any Other Fugitive
  • The deep end .
  • The Third Day , 1964.
    • German by Jo Klein: The Third Day . S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt / Main 1965
  • with his wife Marrijane Hayes: Bon Voyage!
  • No Escape: a Novel . Delacorte Press, New York City, USA, 1982, ISBN 0-440-06438-4 .
  • Act of Rage . St. Martin's Press, New York 1989, ISBN 0-312-03271-4 .

Filmography

script

  • 1955: On a Day Like Any Other (The Desperate Hours) (based on his novel)
  • 1961: Chief Physician Dr. Pearson (The Young Doctor)
  • 1963: Happiness in His Arms (Stolen Hours)

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personal data
SURNAME Hayes, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer, playwright and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Indianapolis , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 2006
Place of death St. Augustine , Florida