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RIP: John Michael Hayes (1919-2008)

posted by Dave on the 24/Nov/2008 - 6 comments
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I think it's safe to say we've reached the end of an era with the passing last week of the screenwriter John Michael Hayes, who died in his sleep at the age of 89.

In recent years, we've seen the deaths in 2005 of Evan Hunter and Ernest Lehman, and then Jay Presson Allen and Joseph Stefano in 2006. Along with Hayes, they were responsible for some of Hitchcock's greatest and most iconic celluloid moments…

Hayes collaborated with Hitchcock on four classic films:

So far, Hayes' death has only been picked up by a couple of news sites, but I'll add more links to the comments in due course.

To the best of my knowledge, the only surviving writer who worked with Hitchcock is Arthur Laurents (now aged 90), who provided the screenplay for Rope (1948).



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  1. Dave Pattern said, on November 24th, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    - The Guardian (24/Nov/2008) – Screenwriter for Hitchcock's "Rear Window" dies
    - The Times (24/Nov/2008) – Obituary: John Michael Hayes

  2. Dave Pattern said, on November 25th, 2008 at 8:19 am

    - Variety (24/Nov/2008) – Writer John Michael Hayes dies

  3. Dave Pattern said, on November 25th, 2008 at 8:59 am

    - Liverpool Daily Post (25/Nov/2008) – Obituary: John Michael Hayes
    - The Washington Post (25/Nov/2008) – John Michael Hayes; Writer Worked With Hitchcock

  4. Dave Pattern said, on November 25th, 2008 at 10:48 pm

    - The Independent (25/Nov/2008) – Obituary: John Michael Hayes

  5. Dave Pattern said, on November 27th, 2008 at 8:55 am

    - Los Angeles Times (27/Nov/2008) – Obituary: John Michael Hayes

  6. Hitchcock, scénario anti-crise « Il est cinq heures said, on December 13th, 2008 at 10:11 pm

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