Will Hays

Will Hays
noun
United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)
Syn: ↑Hays, ↑William Harrison Hays
Instance Hypernyms: ↑lawyer, ↑attorney

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  • Will H. Hays — (1921) William Harrison „Will“ Hays (* 5. November 1879 in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana; † 7. März 1954 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker (Republikanische Partei) und langjähriger Präsident der Motion Picture Producers and …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Will H. Hays — Infobox US Cabinet official name=William Harrison Hays, Sr. order=46th title=United States Postmaster General term start=March 5, 1921 term end=March 3, 1922 predecessor=Albert S. Burleson successor=Hubert Work birth date=birth… …   Wikipedia

  • Hays Code — Der Hays Code (oder Production Code) war eine Zusammenstellung von Richtlinien zur Herstellung von US amerikanischen Spielfilmen im Hinblick auf die moralisch akzeptable Darstellung besonders von Kriminalität und sexuellen Inhalten. Die Motion… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hays — noun 1. United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879 1954) • Syn: ↑Will Hays, ↑William Harrison Hays • Instance Hypernyms: ↑lawyer, ↑attorney …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hays Code —   named after Will Hays, a series of rigid censorship restrictions imposed on films by the Motion Picture Production Code (MPPC) beginning in mid 1934, and enforced/administered by Joseph Breen (in the Breen Office); the code had existed since… …   Glossary of cinematic terms

  • Hays — may mean:* Hays plc, British listed company. * Hay s Galleria, shopping mall and tourist attraction in London * Hays Code, set of motion picture industry guidelines;Places: * Hays, Kansas ** Hays Regional Airport * Hays, Montana * Hays, North… …   Wikipedia

  • Hays — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Hays (1834–1879), US amerikanischer Politiker und Offizier in der Konföderiertenarmee Charles M. Hays (1856–1912), US amerikanischer Eisenbahnunternehmer Dan Hays (* 1939), kanadischer Politiker… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hays (surname) — Hays is the surname of:* Alexander Hays, a general in the Federal army during the American Civil War * Anna Mae Hays, first woman in the U.S. Army to be promoted to general * Arthur Garfield Hays, attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union * …   Wikipedia

  • Hays Mountains — (coord|86|0|S|155|0|W|) is a large group of mountains of the Queen Maud Mountains, surmounting the divide between the lower portions of Amundsen and Scott Glaciers and extending from the vicinity of Mount Thorne on the northwest to Mount Dietz on …   Wikipedia

  • Hays,William Harrison — Hays (hāz), William Harrison. Known as “Will.” 1879 1954. American politician and motion picture executive who as president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (1922 1945) established the Production Code (1930), which… …   Universalium

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