Will H. Hays

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American politician film industry executive human

Will H. Hays was an American politician and film industry executive best known for leading Hollywood’s self-censorship efforts in the early 20th century, which culminated in the creation of the Hays Code.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → film industry executive → human →
alsoKnownAs	Will Hays → William H. Hays →
appointedBy	Warren G. Harding →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1879-11-05 →
dateOfDeath	1954-03-07 →
educatedAt	Wabash College →
employer	Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America →
endTime	1921 → 1922 → 1945 →
era	early 20th century →
familyName	Hays →
fieldOfWork	motion picture industry regulation → politics →
fullName	William Harrison Hays →
genreOfActivity	self-regulation of film industry →
givenName	William →
hasCauseOfDeath	cardiovascular disease →
influenced	Hollywood film content standards →
influencedBy	public pressure for film censorship in the 1920s →
knownFor	establishing the Motion Picture Production Code → leading Hollywood self-censorship efforts →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
middleName	Harrison →
notableEvent	oversaw adoption of the Motion Picture Production Code in the 1930s →
notableWork	Hays Code →
occupation	film executive → lawyer → politician →
placeOfBirth	Sullivan, Indiana, United States →
placeOfBurial	Center Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Indiana, United States →
placeOfDeath	Sullivan, Indiana, United States →
positionHeld	Chair of the Republican National Committee → President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America → United States Postmaster General →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	Sullivan, Indiana, United States → Washington, D.C., United States →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Mary Stone Hays →
startTime	1918 → 1921 → 1922 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Will H. Hays ("Will Hays") → Will H. Hays ("William H. Hays") →	alsoKnownAs
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America → Motion Picture Production Code →	namedAfter
Production Code Administration →	foundedBy
Will H. Hays ("William Harrison Hays") →	fullName
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America →	keyPerson
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America →	president