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W. Donn Hayes

1893 – 1973

American film editor

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Lived 1893 – 1973 (aged 79). W. Donn Hayes was an American film editor.

W. Donn Hayes (1893–1973) was an American film editor active from the 1910s to the 1950s. He worked for a number of Hollywood studios including MGM, Fox Film and Paramount. He was sometimes credited simply as Donn Hayes.

Selected filmography

The Girl of the Golden West (1915) Peck's Bad Boy (1921) Never the Twain Shall Meet (1925) Zander the Great (1925) The Carnival Girl (1926) A Harp in Hock (1927) Companionate Marriage (1928) The Chorus Kid (1928) Bare Knees (1928) San Francisco Nights (1928) The Head of the Family (1928) Hellship Bronson (1928) Turn Back the Hours (1928) The Rush Hour (1928) Times Square (1929) The Lost Zeppelin (1929) The Jazz Cinderella (1930) Ex-Flame (1930) The Bad One (1930) Puttin' On the Ritz (1930) Night Life in Reno (1931) Forgotten Women (1931) The She-Wolf (1931) A Fool's Advice (1932) The Dude Ranger (1934) Peck's Bad Boy (1934) Frontier Marshal (1934) Every Night at Eight (1935) When a Man's a Man (1935) The Cowboy Millionaire (1935) Tarzan Escapes (1936) Espionage (1937) Between Two Women (1937) The Thirteenth Chair (1937) Escape by Night (1937) Stablemates (1938) The Girl of the Golden West (1938) The Shopworn Angel (1938) Tell No Tales (1939) Stronger Than Desire (1939) The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) Broadway Serenade (1939) Dancing Co-Ed (1939) Diamond Frontier (1940) South to Karanga (1940) When the Lights Go On Again (1944) The Missing Corpse (1945) The Man Who Walked Alone (1945) Hollywood and Vine (1945) Down Missouri Way (1946) Bury Me Dead (1947) Stepchild (1947) Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947) Philo Vance's Gamble (1947) Born to Speed (1947) The Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947) Assigned to Danger (1948) Invasion, U.S.A. (1952) Torpedo Alley (1952) Mesa of Lost Women (1953) Paris Model (1953)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was W. Donn Hayes?

American film editor (1893-1973)

When was W. Donn Hayes born?

W. Donn Hayes was born on 25 June 1893 in Brookston.

When did W. Donn Hayes die?

W. Donn Hayes died on 6 May 1973 in Sun City.

What was W. Donn Hayes's occupation?

W. Donn Hayes was a film editor.

What nationality was W. Donn Hayes?

W. Donn Hayes was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: W. Donn Hayes

· Wikidata: Q21856747

· DBpedia: W. Donn Hayes

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