Allison Hayes

Allison Hayes

Born Mary Jane Hayes in Charleston, West Virginia, she was in the class of 1948 at Calvin Coolidge High School. Hayes won the title of Miss District of Columbia. She went on to represent D.C. in the 1949 Miss America pageant. Although she did not win the competition, it provided her with the opportunity to work in local television before moving to Hollywood to work for Universal Pictures in 1954. Taking the name Allison Hayes, she played small roles in a handful of films at Universal for a couple of years. In 1955 she filed a lawsuit against the studio over injuries she sustained while filming her second picture, SIGN OF THE PAGAN. Universal released Hayes from her contract, and she was subsequently signed by Columbia Pictures. After appearing in a handful of Columbia films including COUNT THREE AND PRAY, MOHAWK, and WOLF DOG, Hayes was given in the lead role in ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN (1958). The film would eventually gain a cult following and become the performance for which she is best known. However, it did not escalate Hayes's career at the time. For several years she remained consistently employed in movies and on television (including an extended stint on the soap opera "General Hospital" and several appearances on her friend Raymond Burr's "Perry Mason" series). By the mid-1960s, though, Allison Hayes's career was all but over and she was beset by health problems. She would later admit that the pain of her illness led her to contemplate suicide, and that her symptoms were not taken seriously by doctors. After reading about metal poisoning in factory workers and recognizing the similarity of the symptoms described to her own, she hired a toxicologist to test a calcium supplement she'd been using for an extended time. The tests revealed that the pills contained an extreme amount of lead, and that Hayes was likely suffering from lead poisoning. She mounted a campaign to pressure the Food and Drug Administration into banning the supplement, but her condition deteriorated to the point of total incapacity. In 1976 she was diagnosed with leukemia, and began regular cancer treatment. Allison Hayes died February 26, 1977 at the UCSD Medical Center in La Jolla, California, just short of her 47th birthday. In a letter that arrived after her death, the FDA informed her of amendments being made to the laws governing the importation of nutritional supplements, largely as a result of her advocacy.

  • Titel: Allison Hayes
  • Populariteit: 6.127
  • Bekend fan: Acting
  • Jierdei: 1930-03-06
  • Berteplak: Charleston, West Virginia, USA
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Allison Hayes Films

  • 1968
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    The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Unearthly

    The Unearthly

    3.6 1957 HD

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  • 1955
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    Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

    5.3 1955 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Undead

    The Undead

    4.4 1957 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Hypnotic Eye

    The Hypnotic Eye

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1957
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    Zombies of Mora Tau

    Zombies of Mora Tau

    5.518 1957 HD

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  • 1958
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    Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

    Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

    4.9 1958 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Crawling Hand

    The Crawling Hand

    2.9 1963 HD

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  • 1955
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    Count Three and Pray

    Count Three and Pray

    4.8 1955 HD

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  • 1956
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    The Steel Jungle

    The Steel Jungle

    5.3 1956 HD

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  • 1954
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    Francis Joins the WACS

    Francis Joins the WACS

    5.8 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Purple Mask

    The Purple Mask

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1958
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    Hong Kong Confidential

    Hong Kong Confidential

    5.1 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    Pier 5, Havana

    Pier 5, Havana

    4.4 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Counterplot

    Counterplot

    4.7 1959 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Disembodied

    The Disembodied

    4.4 1957 HD

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  • 1956
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    Gunslinger

    Gunslinger

    4 1956 HD

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  • 1960
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    The High Powered Rifle

    The High Powered Rifle

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1955
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    Chicago Syndicate

    Chicago Syndicate

    6.167 1955 HD

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  • 1958
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    Lust to Kill

    Lust to Kill

    6 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Wolf Dog

    Wolf Dog

    6.5 1958 HD

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  • 1954
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    Sign of the Pagan

    Sign of the Pagan

    5.2 1954 HD

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  • 1956
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    Mohawk

    Mohawk

    5.6 1956 HD

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  • 1963
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    Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

    Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

    5.786 1963 HD

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  • 1954
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    So This Is Paris

    So This Is Paris

    8.5 1954 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

    4 1955 HD

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  • 1965
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    Tickle Me

    Tickle Me

    5.7 1965 HD

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  • 1958
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    77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

    6.7 1958 HD

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  • 1965
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    The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

    5.4 1965 HD

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  • 1964
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    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    7.1 1964 HD

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  • 1960
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    Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

    5 1960 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1961
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    Ripcord

    Ripcord

    6.5 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    Acapulco

    Acapulco

    5 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Rawhide

    Rawhide

    7.1 1959 HD

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  • 1955
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    The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1957
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    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    6.2 1957 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Alaskans

    The Alaskans

    5.5 1959 HD

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  • 1958
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    Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

    6.3 1958 HD

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  • 1956
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

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  • 1957
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    Tombstone Territory

    Tombstone Territory

    6.3 1957 HD

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    6.125 1952 HD

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  • 1959
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    Men into Space

    Men into Space

    7 1959 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1957
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    Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

    7.7 1957 HD

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