Joseph Hayes

Joseph Hayes was born on Aug 02, 1918 in USA. Joseph Hayes's big-screen debut came with The Desperate Hours directed by William Wyler in 1955. Joseph Hayes is known for Stunden der Angst directed by Ludwig Cremer, Hans Caninenberg stars as Dan Hilliard and Alice Treff as Ellinor Hilliard. The most recent award Joseph Hayes achieved is Edgar Allan Poe Awards. The upcoming new movie Joseph Hayes plays is Desperate Hours which will be released on Oct 05, 1990.

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, Marrijane Hayes, on a number of screenplays and scripts.