Joseph Hayes (author)

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

Life

At the age of 13 years, Hayes went to a convent of Benedictines, which he left after two years. He took his degree at Indiana University.

Hayes ' first Broadway play was 1949 Leaf and Bough. In 1954 he released his successful novel, The Desperate Hours, listed both as a play in New York City on Broadway which in 1955, when was filmed by Hollywood. His last play Calculated Risk, he wrote in 1962. During the same year, he co-wrote with his wife Marrijane the script for the Disney film of champagne in Paris ( Bon Voyage ).

Hayes died of 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.
• No Escape: a Novel. Delacorte Press, New York City, USA, 1982, ISBN 0-440-06438-4.
• Winner's Circle.
• Iceland on Fire. A true saga.
• Missing ... Presumed Dead and.
• The Long Dark Night, 1974. German by Jo Small: A long dark night. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1976, ISBN 3-436-02292-6.