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Oliver Hailey (July 7, 1932 – January 23, 1993) was an American screenwriter and playwright. Hailey's television writing credits include episodes of Bracken's World and McMillan & Wife.
Jan 24, 1993 · Oliver Hailey, a prolific playwright and writer of film and television dramas, died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 60 and died of cancer, said his wife, Elizabeth Forsythe...
Jan 25, 1993 · Oliver Hailey, who graduated from the Yale School of Drama 30 years ago and created a series of plays that made him one of the most successful regional playwrights of modern times, has died.
Oliver Hailey was born on 7 July 1932 in Pampa, Texas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for McMillan & Wife (1971), Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend (1981) and Love, Sidney (1981). He was married to Elizabeth Forsythe-Hailey. He died on 15 April 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- July 7, 1932
- Oliver Hailey
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Oliver Hailey was a prolific playwright and screenwriter. He wrote over twenty plays, including Who's Happy Now ?, First One Asleep, Whistle, Father's Day, The World and His Wife, and I Won't Dance.
America's most prolific major playwright reminisces on the birth of Off-Off-Broadway, the creation of gay theatre, the first completely nude play and how a certain Catwoman welcomed...
Television executive, journalist, screenwriter, and playwright. Hailey, an accomplished regional playwright, worked as a reporter for the Dallas Morning News from 1957 to 1959, then devoted himself full-time towriting for the stage and television.
