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Biography

1949	Publishes Star On Her Forehead with Mary Kennedy.
	Mary MacArthur dies suddenly of bulbar poliomyelitis while touring in summer stock with her mother.
1950	After daughter's death, returns to New York stage in The Wisteria Tree.
	TV debut in The Late Christopher Bean on Pulitzer Playhouse.
1951- 1953	Serves as President of the American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA).
1951	Debut as a stage producer on Broadway, Mary Rose.
1955	Paris stage debut as Mrs. Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth.
1959	Hayes is elected President Emerita, American Theatre Wing.
1961	Travels through 28 different countries throughout South America and Europe on a U.S. State Department sponsored tour starring in The Glass Menagerie and The Skin of Our Teeth.
1964	Forms the Helen Hayes Repertory Company, which sponsors university tours of Shakespeare recitals.
1965	Publishes A Gift of Joy with Lewis Funke.
1966	Joins the APA-Phoenix Repertory Company.
1968	Publishes On Reflection with Sanford Dody.
1971	Retires from the stage due to an allergic reaction to stage dust.
1972	Publishes Twice Over Lightly with Anita Loos.
	Introduces the Academy Awards.
1980	Her documentary, Miles to Go Before We Sleep, wins a Peabody Medal.
1983	Helen Hayes Awards are launched to honor those in theater in D.C.
	Publishes A Gathering of Hope.
1984	Publishes Our Best Years with Marion Glasserow Gladney.
1988	Publishes Where the Truth Lies with Thomas Chastain.
1990	Publishes My Life in Three Acts with Katherine Hatch.