Joseph Hayes

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novelist, writer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, died from complications of Alzheimer's disease…SummerFlightwriter, Bon Voyage! writer, Desperate Hours writer
Joseph Hayes was a well-known playwright and author specializing in crime fiction. His best known work, "The Desperate Hours" was first a novel,...

Mary Jessamyn West

novelist, writer, Technical Advisor, The Big Country writer, SummerFlightwriter, born in Vernon, Indiana…Friendly Persuasion writer
Second cousin of President Richard M. Nixon. The character of Jess Birdwell in Friendly Persuasion (1956) (played by Gary Cooper ) was based on...