from Indiana University in 1972. Hayes died of Alzheimer's disease in 2006. Survivors included three sons, ten grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. References Obituary, New York Times, September 20, 2006, by Campbell Robertson 10 Classic Mystery and Suspense Plays of the Modern Theatre, edited by Stanley Richards (1973) University Archives, Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington Indiana "The Undesperate Hayes," The Indianapolis Star, September 11, 1983, by Alice Dailey Specific 20th-century American novelists American male novelists Edgar Award winners 1918 births 2006 deaths Writers from Indianapolis 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights American male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American male writers Novelists from Indiana