Michael A. Hoey Biography

Fast Facts

• Was honored with the Writers Guild of America's Morgan Cox Award in 1997
• Asked that upon his death his books on film be donated to the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he taught film editing as an adjunct professor
• Was the son of actor Dennis Hoey, who played Inspector Lestrade in the 1940s "Sherlock Holmes" film series by Universal Pictures
• Started out as a film editor for directors like John Ford, Fred Zinnemann, and George Cukor
• Also wrote, produced, and directed several episodes of the "Fame" TV series in the 1980s
• Best known as the screenwriter of the Elvis Presley films "Stay Away, Joe" and "Live a Little, Love a Little" and as the writer and director of "The Navy vs․ the Night Monsters․"
• Wrote several books, including "Elvis, Sherlock and Me: How I Survived Growing Up In Hollywood" and "Elvis' Favorite Director: The Amazing 52-Year Career of Norman Taurog․"
• Served as governor on the board of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for eight years