W. Donn Hayes(1893-1973)
- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Music Department
Before retiring from the industry in 1968, W. Donn Hayes edited motion
pictures and television shows for more than 50 years. He started as an
assistant editor at Universal Studios in 1916. His first job as a film
editor came eight years later when he joined Columbia Pictures and made
action films with
William Fairbanks. As
supervising editor he was responsible for the first 26 shows of the
Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
and the first 26 episodes of the series
The Life of Riley (1948),
for which he was also co-director. From 1954 to 1968 he was motion
picture production specialist with the 1352nd Photo Group, United
States Air Force, making highly classified report and training films.
