Terry Hayes (born 8 October 1951) is an

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-born Australian

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, producer and

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best known for his work with the

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film production house and his debut novel ''I Am Pilgrim''.

Biography

Born in Sussex, England, Hayes moved to Australia at the age of 5. He began his career as a

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, working as the US correspondent for the Australian newspaper ''The'' ''Sydney Morning Herald''.

Family

Terry was married in 1999 and has one son Connor.

Kennedy Miller

After periods spent as an

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and radio show host, Hayes met director George Miller when he did the novelisation of the script to ''

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'' (1979). He and Miller got on well and the director subsequently hired Hayes to help on the script for ''

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'' (1981).David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p82 Hayes subsequently became an in-house writer for Kennedy Miller, working on the scripts for all their subsequent mini-series. Further work included a script for ''

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'' in 1989.Scott Murray, "Terry Hayes: Interweaving the Fabric", ''Cinema Papers'', November 1989 p25-29, 76 He wrote ''Bangkok Hilton'' specifically as a vehicle for Nicole Kidman.

Hollywood

Hayes moved to Hollywood. His work includes an unused screenplay for ''Planet of the Apes'', titled ''Return of the Apes'' in 1994. In

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, Hayes was nominated for the

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for his work on ''

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''. Hayes'

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, '' I Am Pilgrim'' was published by

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on 18 July 2013. That same month,

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acquired the film rights to the novel with Hayes attached to adapt it into a screenplay. His second novel entitled ''The Year of the Locust'' was planned for release in 2016, but has yet to be released. It is intended to be released on the 30th March 2023.

Filmography

Television

*'' The Dismissal'' (1983) (TV mini-series) *''

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'' (1984) (TV mini-series) *'' The Cowra Breakout'' (1984) (TV mini-series) - producer only *''

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'' (1987) (TV mini-series) - also producer *'' Dirtwater Dynasty'' (1988) (TV mini-series) - also producer *''

Bangkok Hilton ''Bangkok Hilton'' is a three-part Australian mini-series made in 1989 by Kennedy Miller Productions and directed by Ken Cameron. The title of the mini-series is the nickname of a fictional Bangkok prison in which the main protagonist (Nicole ...

'' (1989) (TV mini-series) - also producer

Novels

*'' I Am Pilgrim'' (2013) *'' The Year of the Locust'' (TBD)

References

External links

* Living people English screenwriters English male screenwriters English film producers 1951 births {{UK-film-producer-stub