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Michael Hayes Biography (1919-)

Born May 11, 1919, in Worcester, MA; married Mildred "Mel" Hicks (deceased).Career: Screenwriter and producer. Newspaper writer, late 1930s-early1940s; radio comedy writer, late 1930s-early 1940s: wrote for Lucille Ball'sMy Favorite Husband, Suspense, The Adventures of Sam Spade, and Sweeney and March; screenwriter for Universal, 1952; screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock at Paramount, 1954-57; screenwriter at Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957-64; screenwriter, Avco Embassy, beginning 1964. Dartmouth College, screenwriting professor, c. 1990s. Military Service: Served withU.S. Army during World War II. Awards, Honors: Edgar Allan Poe Award,Mystery Writers of America, best motion picture screenplay, 1954, and AcademyAward nomination, best writing, screenplay, 1955, both for Rear Window; Academy Award nomination, best writing, screenplay based on material fromanother medium, 1958, for Peyton Place..

Nationality

American

Occupation

Screenwriter, producer

Birth Details

May 11, 1919

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Producer
• Movies
• Nevada Smith, NBC, 1975
• Film Appearances
• Himself, The Thrill of Genius, 1985
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Red Ball Express, Universal International, 1952
• (With others) Thunder Bay, Universal International, 1953
• (With others) Torch Song, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
• War Arrow, Universal International, 1954
• Rear Window, Paramount, 1954
• To Catch a Thief, Paramount, 1955
• It's a Dog's Life (also known as Bar Sinister), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
• The Trouble with Harry, Paramount, 1956
• (With others) The Man Who Knew Too Much, Paramount, 1956
• Peyton Place, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
• The Matchmaker, Paramount, 1958
• (Uncredited) Separate Tables, Hecht, Hill & Lancaster, 1958
• But Not for Me, Paramount, 1959
• Butterfield 8, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
• (Uncredited) The Rat Race, Paramount, 1960
• The Children's Hour (also known as The Loudest Whisper), United Artists, 1961
• The Chalk Garden, Universal, 1964
• The Carpetbaggers, Paramount, 1964
• Where Love Has Gone, Paramount, 1964
• Harlow, Paramount, 1965
• Judith (also known as Conflict), Paramount, 1966
• Nevada Smith, Paramount, 1966
• (Uncredited) Walking Tall, Vestron Video, 1973
• Champagne for Breakfast, 1980
• Iron Will, Walt Disney, 1994
• Television Movies
• Winter Kill, ABC, 1974
• Nevada Smith, NBC, 1975
• Pancho Barnes, 1988
• Television Plays
• Series
• Adams of Eagle Lake, ABC, 1975

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

• Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 26, American Screenwriters, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1984.

Periodicals:

• Postscript, fall-winter, 1989-90.*