John Michael Hayes (born May 11, 1919) an American playwright. Hayes was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He wrote for newspapers and radio shows before becoming a movie screenwriter. He wrote the screen plays for Peyton Place and four Alfred Hitchcock films: Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, The Trouble with Harry and 1956's The Man Who Knew Too Much. He later taught at Dartmouth College.

Selected filmography

• Rear Window (1954)
• To Catch a Thief (1955)
• The Trouble with Harry (1955)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
• Peyton Place (1957)
• Separate Tables (1958)
• BUtterfield 8 (1960)
• The Children's Hour (1961)
• The Carpetbaggers (1964)
• Harlow (1965)
• Nevada Smith (1966)
• Judith (1966)
• Winter Kill (1974, TV-Movie)

External links

• Brief Analysis of Rear Window screenplay

American dramatists and playwrights | American screenwriters | Dartmouth College faculty | 1919 births | Living people

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