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- Birth nameTerence Michael Hayes
- Michael Hayes was born on April 3, 1929 in Barking, Essex, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for A for Andromeda (1961), The Promise (1969) and Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965). He was married to Jane Phillips and Mary Chester. He died on September 16, 2014 in England, UK.
- SpousesJane Phillips(1963 - 1980) (divorced, 2 children)Mary Chester(1951 - 1963) (divorced, 1 child)
- He loved the countryside and was fond of horses.
- His mother died when he was just 2 years old.
- As an actor he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He later became better known as a producer and director of television drama.
- BBC cameramen were without doubt the best in the world.
- [on Dudley Simpson] He was the UK's answer to Bernard Herrmann.
- [on working with the notoriously difficult Tom Baker in Doctor Who (1963)] I did actually crack. I got out of my seat in the production gallery and made for the studio floor with the full intention of flattening him. Luckily, it is a vast studio and there is a very long ladder down to the studio floor, and I had time to reflect on how terribly unproductive this would be. So I skidded to a halt in front of him and said, 'Tom, let's talk about this quietly,' which I think was a much better way to handle the situation!
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