John Michael Hayes - biography

“We’ve become a race of Peeping Toms.  What people oughta do is get outside their own house and look in for a change.”

“Nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as intelligence.”

“Where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that?  Well, he gets it from the landlady once a month.”

John Michael Hayes contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
Red Ball Express (1952)
Thunder Bay (1953)
Torch Song (1953)
Rear Window (1954)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Peyton Place (1957)
Separate Tables (1958)
The Matchmaker (1958)
But Not for Me (1959)
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
The Rat Race (1960)
The Children’s Hour (1961)
The Carpetbaggers (1964)
The Chalk Garden (1964)
Where Love Has Gone (1964)
Judith (1966)
Nevada Smith (1966)