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Hayes (right) with Alfred Hitchcock. John Michael Hayes (11 May 1919 – 19 November 2008) was an American screenwriter, who wrote four of Alfred Hitchcock's films in the 1950s.
Nov 25, 2008 · John Michael Hayes, a screenwriter who wrote some of Alfred Hitchcock’s best-known films before breaking with the director in a fight over screen credit, died on Wednesday in Hanover, N.H. He...
John Michael Hayes. Writer: Rear Window. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts, John Michael Hayes began his writing career as a newspaper reporter. Following service with the US Army during WWII, he moved to California where he wrote for such radio dramas as Sam Spade and Inner Sanctum.
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Rear Window was written by John Michael Hayes, who based it on Cornell Woolrich’s 1942 short story entitled ‘It Had to Be Murder,’ but the film as such would hardly be possible if it weren’t for Jimmy Stewart, the most extraordinary “ordinary guy” of the old Hollywood.
Nov 25, 2008 · John Michael Hayes, screenwriter: born Worcester, Massachusetts 11 May 1919; married Mildred Hicks (died 1989; four children); died Hanover, New Hampshire 19 November 2008.
John Michael Hayes was an American playwright born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He wrote for newspapers and radio shows before becoming a movie screenwriter. Hayes collaborated with director Alfred Hitchcock on four films: Rear Window (for which he won an Edgar Award and an Oscar nomination), To Catch a Thief , The Trouble with Harry and The ...
Aug 1, 2020 · This is an interview I was really happy to get back in 2004, it was a pleasure to interview such a screenwriting legend as John Michael Hayes. We have also added a neat short interview with him where he discusses characters and Hitchcock.
