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Joseph Hayes (I) (1918–2006)

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... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1994 Haute tension (TV series)
Impasse meurtrière (1994) (novel "No Escape")
 
1990 Desperate Hours (novel / play / screenplay)
 
1989 Ich melde einen Selbstmord (TV movie) (novel)
 
1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Bon Voyage!: Part 3 (1970) (novel)
Bon Voyage!: Part 2 (1970) (novel)
Bon Voyage!: Part 1 (1970) (novel)
 
1965 The Third Day (novel)
 
1964 Stunden der Angst (TV movie) (play "The Desperate Hours"")
 
1963 Summer Flight (adaptation - uncredited)
 
1962 Terror After Midnight (novel "The Hours After Midnight")
 
1962 Bon Voyage! (book)
 
1955 The Desperate Hours (novel / play / screenplay)
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
The Moon for Linda (1953) (writer)
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
Woman's Privilege (1951) (writer)
 
1950 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Two White Horses (1950) (writer)
 
1949 Suspense (TV series)
The Murderer (1949) (writer)
 
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1967 The Happiest Millionaire (produced on the New York Stage by)
 

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Desperate Hours -- An escaped con on the run from the law moves into a married couple's home and takes over their lives.
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Personal Details

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. See more »
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Trivia:

Graduate of Indiana University. See more »

Star Sign:

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