Joseph Hayes (August 2, 1918 – September 11, 2006) was an American playwright, novelist and screenwriter born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the son of Harold Joseph, a furniture dealer, and Pearl M. Arnold Hayes. When he was thirteen, Hayes entered a Benedictine monastery, St. Meinrad Seminary High School in Southern Indiana, staying for two years. After graduating from Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis in 1936, he married Marrijane Johnston in 1938 and they had three children: Gregory, Jason, and Daniel. Hayes studied at Indiana University with his wife from 1938–1941.
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Date of death | 11 September 2006
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Joseph Hayes is known for his role in the film Desperate Hours (1990) as novel / play / screenplay.
He is also known for his role in the TV movie The Desperate Hours (1967) as play.
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