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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alfred_Hayes_(writer)Alfred Hayes (writer) - Wikipedia

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   Alfred Hayes (18 April 1911 – 14 August 1985) was an American screenwriter, television writer, novelist, and poet, who worked in Italy as well as the United States. His well-known poem about "Joe Hill" ( "I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night") was set to music by Earl Robinson, and performed by Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and many other artists.

2. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › booksA great Hollywood novelist, nearly lost and rediscovered

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   'The End of Me,' the last and best of Alfred Hayes' reissued midcentury novels, features a man reborn and proves there's life after screenwriting. A great Hollywood novelist, nearly lost and ...

3. www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › alfred-hayesAlfred Hayes | Poetry Foundation

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   1911–1985. (Photo by Nina Leen/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images) British screenwriter, novelist, and poet Alfred Hayes was born in London in 1911. He earned a BA at the City College of New York, CUNY, and served in the US Army Special Services during World War II.

4. www.npr.org › 2020/06/15 › 877181638Reissue Of 'The End of Me' Helps Cement Alfred Hayes ... - NPR

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   Jun 15, 2020 · Book Reviews. Reissue Of 'The End of Me' Helps Cement Alfred Hayes' Status As A Great Novelist. June 15, 20201:25 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. John Powers. 5-Minute Listen. Playlist. A poet,...

5. www.nytimes.com › 1985/08/15 › artsALFRED HAYES, 74, A NOVELIST, POET AND SCREENPLAY WRITER

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   Aug 15, 1985 · Alfred Hayes, an American poet, novelist and screenwriter who made a major contribution to Italian neo-realistic films after World War II and whose best-known novel, ''The Girl on the Via...

6. lareviewofbooks.org › article › writers-brains-theWriter’s Brains: The Lasting Worth of Alfred Hayes

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   Jul 6, 2018 · By Alex Harvey July 6, 2018. IN ALFRED HAYES’S NOVEL The End of Me (1968), Asher, an aging screenwriter, flees from Los Angeles, leaving behind a failing career and an adulterous wife. In a...

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   What is Alfred Hayes best known for?

   • Alfred Hayes (18 April 1911 – 14 August 1985) was a British screenwriter, television writer, novelist, and poet, who worked in Italy and the United States. He is perhaps best known for his poem "Joe Hill" ("I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night…"), later set to music by Earl Robinson.

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   Did Alfred Hayes live a Jewish life?

   • It turns out that Alfred Hayes lived a life that was like an encapsulated history of the 20th century. Born Jewish in London, he moved to New York as a kid and grew up to become a left-wing journalist and poet. He wrote "Joe Hill," a poem about a labor activist. It became a song made famous by Joan Baez.

   Reissue Of 'The End of Me' Helps Cement Alfred Hayes

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   How did Hayes write a poem about Joe Hill?

   • Hayes drew on the personal struggles of individuals with unflinching precision and insight. His popular poem about folksinger and activist Joe Hill was made into a song by composer Earl Robinson and later recorded by Joan Baez. Hayes’s poetry collections include The Big Time (1944), Welcome to the Castle (1950), and Just Before the Divorce (1968).

   Alfred Hayes | Poetry Foundation

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   Did Hayes write a book about small souls?

   • But like John Fante, another Hollywood-based novelist who suffered a similar eclipse of reputation, Hayes didn’t write those kinds of books. Rather, his novels explored the ways in which small souls sought to cut their own safe path across the world’s unforgiving bigness.

   A great Hollywood novelist, nearly lost and rediscovered

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8. www.nybooks.com › articles › 2021/03/25Sex, Noir & Isolation | Vivian Gornick | The New York Review ...

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   Mar 25, 2021 · Over a period of some fifty-odd years Alfred Hayes worked as a reporter, a screenwriter, a novelist, and a poet. When he died in 1985 he left behind seven novels, three volumes of poetry, a collection of short stories, and at least a dozen screenplays.