Wendell Mayes
Wendell Mayes | |
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Born | July 21, 1919 |
Died | March 28, 1992 (aged 72) |
Occupation | screenwriter |
Years active | 1955–1992 |
Spouse | Phyllis Manning (m 1949–1992; his death) |
Wendell Curran Mayes (July 21, 1919 – March 28, 1992) was a Hollywood screenwriter.
Background
Wendell Curran Mayes was born on July 21, 1919, in Hayti, Missouri. His father, Von Mayes, was a lawyer, and his mother, Irene (née Haynes), was a teacher. Wendell attended primary school in Caruthersville, Missouri; Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee;[1] and Central College in Fayette, Missouri.[2] He had one year of law school at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Career
Mayes moved to
Screenwriter
Mayes began as an actor, then turned to writing.[4] An episode No Riders that he wrote for Pond's Theater received a good review in a Los Angeles newspaper and Billy Wilder hired him to work on the script to the film The Spirit of St. Louis.[5]
For
Personal life and death
Wendell Mayes died of cancer aged 72 on March 28, 1992, in Santa Monica, California.[6] His last script was Criminal Behavior which starred Farrah Fawcett.[7][8]
Works
Screenwriting credits include:
- The Spirit of St. Louis (with Billy Wilder and Charles Lederer), Warner Brothers, 1957
- The Enemy Below, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- The Way to the Gold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- From Hell to Texas (also known as Manhunt) (with Robert Buckner), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
- The Hunters, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
- The Hanging Tree (with Halsted Welles), Warner Brothers, 1959
- Anatomy of a Murder, Columbia, 1959
- North to Alaska (with John Lee Mahin, Martin Rackin, and Claude Binyon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
- Advise and Consent, Columbia, 1962
- Von Ryan's Express (with Joseph Landon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
- In Harm's Way, Paramount, 1965
- Hotel, Warner Brothers, 1967
- The Stalking Moon (with Alvin Sargent), National General Pictures,1968
- The Revengers, National General Pictures, 1972
- The Poseidon Adventure (with Stirling Silliphant), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
- Death Wish, Paramount, 1974
- Bank Shot, United Artists, 1974
- Go Tell the Spartans, Avco-Embassy, 1978
- Love and Bullets (with John Melson), Associated Film Distribution,1979
- Monsignor, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
References
- ^ The Democrat-Argus. Caruthersville, Missouri. Friday, March 25, 1932 - Page 4
- ^ The Democrat-Argus. Caruthersville, Missouri. Tuesday, September 13, 1932 - Page 5
- ^ From Bootheel to Hollywood via TV. Wendell Mayes, welder-turned-TV writer, now working on Spirit of St Louis film script. St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) · Fri, Jun 17, 1955 · Page 45
- ^ John Crosby. Silence booms as video trend. Oakland Tribune. 28 Jan 1957
- ^ Wendell Mayes: The Jobs Poured over Me. Interview by Rui Nogueira. Backstory 3. UC Press E-Books Collection, 1982-2004
- ^ Author of Anatomy of a Murder screenplay. Chicago Tribune 5 April 1992
- ^ Tampa Bay Times 3 April 1992
- ^ Wendell Mayes, 72, Film and TV Writer, New York Times 2 April 1992
External links
- Wendell Mayes at IMDb
- Wendell Mayes biography