Biography
William Harrison Hays Sr. (; November 5, 1879 – March 7, 1954) was an American politician, and member of the Republican Party. As chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1918 to 1921, Hays managed the successful 1920 presidential campaign of Warren G. Harding. Harding then appointed Hays to his cabinet as his first Postmaster General. He resigned from the cabinet in 1922 to become the first chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. As chairman, Hays oversaw the promulgation of the Motion Picture Production Code (informally known as the Hays Code), which spelled out a set of moral guidelines for the self-censorship of content in American cinema.
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Filmography
all 12
Movies 12
self 10
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés! (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals (2011)
Movie
Self
Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (2009)
Movie
Self
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
Movie
8
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women (2003)
Movie
(archive footage)
The Casting Couch (1995)
Movie
Self
Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Movie
MPPA President
Okay for Sound (1946)
Movie
Self
The Circus: Premiere (1928)
Movie
Self
Introductory Speech by Will H. Hays (1926)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.23
Based on 35.3 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1926
1987
2006
2009
2021
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1879-11-05
Deathday1954-03-07 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceSullivan, United States of America
RelationshipsHelen Louise Thomas (1902-11-18 - 1929-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWill H. Hays, William Harrison Hays, Will H. Hays Sr.
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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