Wendell Mayes
Wendell Curran Mayes (July 21, 1919 – March 28, 1992) was a Hollywood screenwriter.
Wendell Mayes
July 21, 1919
March 28, 1992 (aged 72)
1955–1992
Phyllis Manning (m 1949–1992; his death)
Background[edit]
Wendell Curran Mayes was born on July 21, 1919, in Hayti, Missouri. His father, Von Mayes, was a lawyer, and his mother, Irene (née Haynes), was a teacher. Wendell attended primary school in Caruthersville, Missouri; Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee;[1] and Central College in Fayette, Missouri.[2] He had one year of law school at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Personal life and death[edit]
Wendell Mayes died of cancer aged 72 on March 28, 1992, in Santa Monica, California.[6] His last script was Criminal Behavior which starred Farrah Fawcett.[7][8]
Screenwriting credits include: