John Hayes (director)

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John Hayes
Born John Patrick Hayes
March 1, 1930(1930-03-01)
New York
Died August 21, 2000 (aged 70)
Burbank, California

John Hayes (March 1, 1930 - August 21, 2000) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Hayes is best known for directing low-budget drive-in B-movie features and later, exploitation films.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Hayes began his career in the 1950s producing and directing short films. In 1959, he was nominated for an Academy Award for the short film The Kiss.[1]

In 1961, he directed his first full length film The Grass Eater. In addition to directing, Hayes also served as producer and writer on many of his films. Occasionally, Hayes appeared in bit parts in television and films, mainly his own features.[2]

Hayes died of cancer in 2000.[2]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Actor

[edit] Producer

  • Walk the Angry Beach (1968)
  • The Cut-Throats (1969)
  • Dream No Evil (1970)
  • All the Lovin' Kinfolk (1970)
  • The Hang Ups (1970)
  • The Photographer (1974)

[edit] Writer

  • Sweet Trash (1970)
  • Dream No Evil (1970)
  • All the Lovin' Kinfolk (1970)
  • All the Lovin' Kinfolk (1970)
  • 'The Hang Ups (1970)
  • Heterosexualis (1973)
  • Grave of the Vampire (1974)
  • Jailbait Babysitter (1978)

[edit] Director

  • The Grass Eater (1961)
  • Five Minutes to Love (1963)
  • Shell Shock (1964)
  • The Farmer's Other Daughter (1965)
  • Walk the Angry Beach (1968)
  • Fandango (1969)
  • The Cut-Throats (1969)
  • Sweet Trash (1970)
  • Dream No Evil (1970)
  • Convicts' Women (1970)
  • All the Lovin' Kinfolk (1970)
  • 'The Hang Ups (1970)
  • Heterosexualis (1973)
  • Grave of the Vampire (1974)
  • Garden of the Dead (1974)
  • Mama's Dirty Girls (1974)
  • End of the World (1977)
  • Jailbait Babysitter (1978)
  • Up Yours - A Rockin' Comedy (1979)
  • Tales from the Darkside (Unknown episodes)

[edit] References

  1. ^ John Hayes, Award nominations
  2. ^ a b John Hayes at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] External links

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