Joe Hyams was born on June 6, 1923 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Brubaker (1980), Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) and Bogart: The Untold Story (1996). He was married to Melissa Hyams, Elke Sommer and Eleanor Gustafson. He died on November 8, 2008 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Jay and Chris, Beverly and Dianne; stepdaughters Charisse Older and Kara Connor
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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He sometimes claimed that the ghost haunting his Hollywood mansion was that of its previous owner, MGM producer Nicholas Nayfack.
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Was featured in several haunted house books claiming he had an audio tape of a ghost who haunted Elke and his Beverly hills home at 2633 Benedict Canyon.
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He and Elke Sommer were friends with Charles Manson murder victims, actress Sharon Tate and Hollywood hair stylist Jay Sebring. Joe was the one who introduced Sharon to Jay and the two (Sharon and Jay) became involved for a time.
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Married four times; third wife was actress Elke Sommer.
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His writing about Cary Grant's supervised LSD experiments attracted a lawsuit, but was settled by his agreeing to work on Grant's memoirs.
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Briefly married to a nurse during WWII, he subsequently married a model, Ellie, and lived a bohemian lifestyle in Greenwich Village.
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His mother encouraged him to play the violin as a youngster. He flunked out of Brookline High School and worked loading furniture in the early days.
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His 1969 non-fiction book "Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal" served as the basis for the Robert Redford film Brubaker (1980).
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Four children, two sons and two daughters: Jay, Chris, Beverly and Dianne.
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Wrote his 1973 autobiography "Mislaid in Hollywood".
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Studied martial arts for more than 50 years and was the author of the 1979 book "Zen In the Martial Arts".
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Was a bestselling author of books (over 25) ranging from biographies of Humphrey Bogart and James Dean (in tandem with son Jay) to Eastern philosophy. Also wrote the Hollywood-themed novels "The Pool" and "Murder at the Academy Awards".
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Was the pipe-smoking syndicated Hollywood columnist for the New York Herald Tribune from 1951 to 1964, and over the years interviewed the superstars of his day, including "A" list couples Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn; and Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner. He later chronicled the Hollywood scene for the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook and other magazines.
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Attended Harvard University before serving in the U.S. Army in 1942. While serving in the South Pacific, he received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star and later covered the war as a field correspondent for the Stars and Stripes newspaper. After the war he earned bachelor's and master's degrees at New York University where he studied Hebrew.
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Studied martial arts under celebrated masters Ed Parker and Bruce Lee (accounted in his book "Zen in the Martial Arts").
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kill the Golden Goose
1979
Hamilton
Love in a Goldfish Bowl
1961
uncredited
Pepe
1960
Charro (uncredited)
The Wild and the Innocent
1959
Rival Barker (uncredited)
The Lost Missile
1958
Young - Reporter
Teacher's Pet
1958
Joe Hyams (uncredited)
The Seven Lively Arts
1957
TV Series
Narrator / Interviewer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Brubaker
1980
suggested by - book "Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal"
Bogie
1980
TV Movie novel
Quincy M.E.
1977
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Seven Lively Arts
1957
TV Series script - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bogie
1980
TV Movie technical advisor
Tribute to Bogart
1972
TV Movie documentary production consultant
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
2004
Video documentary short special thanks: Malpaso Productions
American Masters
2000
TV Series documentary thanks - 1 episode
Space Cowboys
2000
special thanks
Hell Hath No Fury
1999
Video documentary short special thanks
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
1992
TV Short documentary thanks
Terror Night
1987
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Revealed
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
American Masters
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself - Senior V.P. Publicity Warner Bros.
Biography
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist'
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Publicist
Humphrey Bogart: You Must Remember This...
1997
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Bogart: The Untold Story
1996
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Friend & Biographer
Humphrey Bogart: Behind the Legend
1994
Documentary
Himself
The Mike Douglas Show
1967-1978
TV Series
Himself - Author / Himself - Writer / Himself
Hollywood Greats
1977
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Interviewee
Allen Ludden's Gallery
1969
TV Series
Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
1962
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show
1962
TV Series
Himself - Columnist
Guest Shot
1962
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Brubaker (1980) as Writer
Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) as Himself - Friend & Biographer
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) as Himself
Humphrey Bogart: You Must Remember This... (1997) as Himself
$12 Million
