Terry Hayes

For other people named Terry Hayes, see Terry Hayes (politician).

Terry Hayes (b 8 October 1951) is an English-born screenwriter, producer and author best known for his work with Kennedy Miller.

Biography

Hayes was originally a journalist who worked for a time in New York. He met director George Miller when he did the novelisation of the script to Mad Max (1979). He and Miller got on well and the director subsequently hired Hayes to help on the script for Mad Max 2 (1981).[1] Hayes went on to become an in-house writer for Kennedy Miller, working on the scripts for all their subsequent mini-series. He also wrote the script for Dead Calm (1989).[2]

Hayes subsequently moved to Hollywood. In 2001, he was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for his work on From Hell.

His debut novel, I Am Pilgrim was published by Transworld Publishers on 18 July 2013.

Filmography

Bibliography

I Am Pilgrim (2013)

References

  1. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p82
  2. Scott Murray, "Terry Hayes: Interweaving the Fabric", Cinema Papers, November 1989 p25-29, 76

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