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William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, film director and convicted drug smuggler. He is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison, after being convicted of smuggling hashish. He was one of hundreds of US citizens in foreign jails serving ...
Midnight Express is a 1977 nonfiction book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer about Hayes' experience as a young American who was sent to a Turkish prison. The US had declared a "War on Drugs" in the early 1970s, and Hayes was made an example of for trying to smuggle hashish out of Turkey. When his sentence was extended to 30 years, he decided ...
Suspended 12-month prison sentence, a two-month curfew and 200 hours of compulsory unpaid work [94] Eric Cantona: Manchester United F.C. Assault 2 weeks Released after 24 hours. Later overturned in favour of 120 hours community service after appeal. [95] Gary Charles: Retired Drunk driving: Prison sentence not specified [85] [96] Breach of bail ...
Hayes, 36, had faced up to 40 years in prison for Smith's death. He served four years of his initial sentence but had been free since it was vacated until the time he was convicted again in January.
Jan. 16—Bill Hayes, the "Days of Our Lives " soap opera star who died last week at the age of 98, had a bit of the hills and hollows of West Virginia threading through his Hollywood-Broadway DNA.
When the original “Karate Kid” movie came out in 1984, it was pretty clear: William Zabka’s Johnny Lawrence was the bad guy, the bully who picked on Ralph Macchio’s new kid in town, Daniel ...
Bill Hayes, the beloved soap star who was a staple on Days of Our Lives, has died. He was 98.ET can confirm Hayes died on Friday. The cause of death is not known. "It is with a heavy heart that we ...
In 2017, World by the Tail, a documentary about Bill Hayes's life, was released online. [6] On June 27, 2017, while present in the show's audience, Hayes was featured in an impromptu interview on a web special for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ; in his heyday, he had been a guest on the Johnny Carson -hosted version of the show.