Allison Hayes
Biography by Hal Erickson
A former concert pianist and beauty contest winner, well-endowed blonde leading lady Allison Hayes entered films in 1954 as a Universal-International contract starlet. Most of her film work in the late 1950s was confined to inexpensive drive-in fare, notably such monster rallies as The Unearthly, Zombies of Mora Tau and The Hypnotic Eye. In 1961, Allison appeared on a weekly basis as nightclub songstress Chloe on the TV detective series Acapulco. Though her career was by and large unmemorable, Hayes achieved immortality of sorts as the scantily clad star of the original 1957 version of The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman; few who've seen this picture can forget the awesome spectacle of the gigantasized Allison stalking through a tinker-toy Las Vegas, bellowing "HAAARRRYYY.....I want my HUSBAAAAND". After several years' inactivity, Allison Hayes was rediscovered for the nostalgia-convention circuit by actor and horror enthusiast Barry Brown; alas, soon afterward, the 47-year-old actress died of blood poisoning.
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| Full name at birth | Mary Jane Hayes
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| Claim to fame | Attack of the 50-ft Woman
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| Date of birth | 6 March 1930
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| Place of birth | Charleston, West Virginia, USA
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| Date of death | 27 February 1977
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| Age | 46 (age at death)
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| Place of death | San Diego, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Blood poisoning (or leukemia (due to doctor-prescribed calcium supplements)
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| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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| Occupation | Actress/fashion model/concert pianist/interior decorator
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Weight | 120 lbs (54 kg)
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| High school | Calvin Coolidge High School
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| Talent agency | Paul Brandon agency
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![Allison Hayes - Movie News Magazine Pictorial [Singapore] (June 1955)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/a/m/am951f83kdxqxm31.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Allison Hayes - Mon Copain Magazine Cover [Belgium] (19 September 1954)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/n/o/noj239n2wostno2n.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Allison Hayes - Mon Copain Magazine Cover [Belgium] (11 July 1954)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/3/a/3as0a1y2vr8b8a2a.jpg?skj2io4l)
- is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California. She's at the Mother of Sorrows lot 618, section N, grave 1.
- Allison also considered Count Three and Pray as her best work and her personal favorite of all of her films.
- There is a cross and a rosary on the headstone in Holy Cross Cemetery. It bears the surname Hayes....and two others: Father William E. 1880-1959 Daughter Mary Jane 1930-1977 Her mother is buried in an unmarked plot nearby
- 6-20-1955 Herb Lyons, Chicago Daily Tribune. I don't know what's happening, but some local interviewers are tossing loaded questions at visiting celebs after inviting them as guests. A young cinema actress named Allison Hayes walked off a local show this morning after the host got fresh with his queries.
- Allison and Jack Palance were reported to be dating. However during the filming of Sign of the Pagan, Allison accused Jack of holding her too roughly and bruising her ribs in their first love scene. He had even kissed her with such passion, he split her lip with his teeth. She threatened to bring a lawsuit against him and U-I for the incident. The picture was finished under strained conditions.
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