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William Harrison Hays Sr. was a United States politician, chairman of the Republican National Committee (1918–21), U.S. Postmaster General (1921–22), and, from 1922–1945, the first chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA). He became the namesake of the 1930 Motion Picture Production Code, informally referred to as the Hays Code, which spelled out a set of moral guidelines for the self-censorship of content in Hollywood cinema.
Birth Name
William Harrison Hays
Born
Wednesday, 05 November 1879
Died
Sunday, 07 March 1954
Actor Filmography
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| Attack of the Hollywood Cliches! | Self - Politician (archive footage) / Self - First President, Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America | 2021 |
| Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self | 2020 |
| America in Color | Self | 2017 |
| Lost L.A. | Self | 2016 |
| That's Sexploitation! | Self | 2013 |
| American Grindhouse | Self - President, MPAA | 2011 |
| Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema | Self | 2009 |
| Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2007 |
| This Film Is Not Yet Rated | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2006 |
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