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Hays

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Hays  (hz), William Harrison Known as "Will." 1879-1954.
American politician and motion-picture executive who as president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (1922-1945) established the Production Code (1930), which prescribed the moral content of American films from 1930 to 1966.
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Noun1.Hays - United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)Hays - United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)
2.Hays - United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
3.Hays - a town in central Kansas
Kansas, KS, Sunflower State - a state in midwestern United States


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Last time, you kep' me a-meowing around till old Hays went to throwing rocks at me and says 'Dern that cat
 
 
 
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