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Will H. Hays

William Harrison Hays Sr. (; November 5, 1879 – March 7, 1954) was an American politician, and member of the Republican Party. As chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1918–1921, Hays managed the successful 1920 presidential campaign of Warren G. Harding. Harding then appointed Hays to his cabinet as his first Postmaster General. He resigned from the cabinet in 1922 to become the first chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America. As chairman, Hays oversaw the promulgation of the Motion Picture Production Code (informally known as the Hays Code), which spelled out a set of moral guidelines for the self-censorship of content in American cinema.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1879 (Sullivan), Died March 7, 1954 (Sullivan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 49633 12-in. 5/17/1919 Citizenship Will H. Hays Speech speaker  
Brunswick C1742-C1743 10-in. 3/21/1928 Sweet William and Bad Bill in Chicago Sweet William & Bad Bill Comic dialogue speaker  
Brunswick C1744-C1745 10-in. 3/21/1928 Sweet William and Bad Bill in Chicago Sweet William & Bad Bill Comic dialogue speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hays, Will H.," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105268.

Hays, Will H.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105268.

"Hays, Will H.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105268

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