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David Hays (1930-2026) Broadway designer. David Hays was born in Queens, New York, and died in Essex, Connecticut. He designed sets and lights for more than fifty plays on Broadway.

Full Name

David Arthur Hays

Locations

Nassau•New York•Queens

Author's Timeline

1930

Birth

Queens County: David Arthur Hays was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, on June 2, 1930.

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Other Life Event

Nassau County: Mr. Hays attended high school at Woodmere Academy in Woodmere, New York, on Long Island.

1988

Literary Work

Light on the Subject: Stage Lighting for Directors and Actors and the Rest of Us
Seagull Books
8170460522 / 978-8170460527
Textbook.

1995

Literary Work

My Old Man and the Sea
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
1565121023 / 978-1565121027
Account by Mr. Hays and his son, Daniel Hays, of their sailing around Cape Horn.

2000

Literary Work

Today I Am a Boy
Simon & Schuster
0743201264 / 978-0743201261
Memoir.

2017

Literary Work

Setting the Stage: What We Do, How We Do It, and Why
Wesleyan University Press
0819577219 / 978-0819577214
Memoir.

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Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Hays taught at Columbia University and at New York University.

2026

Death

David Hays died at his home in Essex, Connecticut, on February 17, 2026.

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