| First Name |
Joe
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| Last Name |
Hyams
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| Full Name at Birth |
Joe Hyams
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| Alternative Name |
'journalist To The Stars', 'Joe & Elke', @OfficialJoeHyams [facebook]
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| Birthday |
6th June, 1923
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| Birthplace |
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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| Died |
8th November, 2008
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| Place of Death |
(hospital in) Denver, Colorado, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Coronary Artery Disease
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
Pipe-Smoker..., Non-Drinker..., Married 4 times..., 3 University degrees
(from Harvard & New York Universities)..., Studied either side of service in WW2..., Grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts..., Received a Purple Heart for South Pacific heroics..., He covered Hollywood as a syndicated columnist from 1951 to 1964..., Autobiography, Mislaid in Hollywood, was written in 1973..., Studied Martial Arts for over 50 years & became a MA icon..., Most famous & 3rd wife was actress Elke Sommer..., David Permut (movie producer): “Everybody knew Joe, and he knew everybody. He was a great wit, a great guy”..., Melissa Hyams (widow): ''Joe made many, many friendships. He always considered Bogie to be his mentor in Hollywood''..., Hyams is survived by sons Jay and Chris; daughters Beverly Hyams and Dianne Byrne; stepdaughters Charisse Older and Kara Connor; and five grandchildren..., Wrote best-selling biographies of Humphrey Bogart and James Dean..., First to write about the group of hell-raising entertainers that became known as the Rat Pack..., Hyams became Bogart’s best friend, and was the only journalist present at the actor’s home as he lay dying from cancer in January 1957..., He was the first to be told the news of Bogart’s death by his widow, the actress Lauren Bacall..., Studied martial arts under celebrated masters Ed Parker and Bruce Lee..., Covered "A" list couples Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall; Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn; and Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner..., His 1969 non-fiction book "Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal" served as the basis for the Robert Redford film Brubaker (1980)..., 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..., Briefly married to a nurse during WWII, he subsequently married a model, Ellie, and lived a Bohemian lifestyle in Greenwich Village..., His writing about Cary Grant's supervised LSD experiments attracted a lawsuit, but was settled by his agreeing to work on Grant's memoirs..., 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..., He sometimes claimed that the ghost haunting his Hollywood mansion was that of its previous owner, MGM producer Nicholas Nayfack..., Best Selling Author, Hollywood Columnist and Martial Artist...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Brookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts
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| University |
Harvard University (BA degree), New York University (BA degree in Hebrew), New York University (MA degree in Hebrew)
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| Occupation Text |
Syndicated columnist (1951-1964), Author
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| Occupation |
Author
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| Claim to Fame |
bestselling biographies of Hollywood stars
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Biographies of Hollywood stars, The Martial Arts, The Rat Pack, Eastern philosophy, Bohemian lifestyle in Greenwich Village, Non-Fiction Books Author
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| Instrument (text) |
Violin
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| Record Label |
Stars and Stripes (newspaper of United States Armed Forces), New York Herald Tribune (newspaper), Saturday Evening Post (publication), Ladies' Home Journal (publication), Redbook (publication), Guide Dogs of America (charity), The U.S. Army (South Pacific theatre), J.P. Tarcher (book publisher), Brown & Company (book publisher), Kensington Publishing Corporation (book publisher), New York: Saint Martin's Press (book publisher), New York: Warner Books (book publisher), New York: Berkley Publishing Group (book publisher), New York: New American Library (book publisher)
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| Pets |
Humphrey Bogart, Chuck Norris (coauthor of martial arts book), David Permut (movie producer), Sharon Tate (Charles Manson murder victim), Jay Sebring (Charles Manson murder victim)
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| Favorite Accessories |
Smoker's Pipe
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Joe Hyams (June 6, 1923 – November 8, 2008) was an American Hollywood columnist and author of bestselling biographies of Hollywood stars.
