Question: Midnight Express is a 1977 non-fiction book by Billy Hayes, an American writer, actor, and film director, born on which date?

Context articles: The American Revolution: A Global War
Reality Hunger
Billy Hayes (writer)
Jungle Warriors
Sex and the Single Girl
Oliver Stone
Susan Cain
Brad Davis (actor)
Midnight Express (film)
Midnight Express (book)

American Revolution: A Global War is a 1977 non-fiction book by R. Ernest Dupuy, Gay Hammerman, and Grace P. Hayes.
 It was published through David McKay Publications and makes the argument that the American Revolutionary War should be seen primarily as an international world war between the European great powers.
 This is in contrast to the traditional American view of focusing mainly on the land-conflict between the colonials and the British Empire.
 The authors concentrate primarily on the European campaigns in which Britain faced the threat of an invasion from the Second Armada led by Spain and France.
 The global war also included the renewed Anglo-Dutch conflict, and the naval war in the Caribbean Sea and India.
Reality Hunger: A Manifesto is a non-fiction book by American writer David Shields, published by Knopf on February 23, 2010.
 The book is written in a collage style, mixing quotations by the author with those from a variety of other sources.
 The book's manifesto is directed toward increasing art's engagement with the reality of contemporary life through the exploration of hybrid genres such as prose poetry and literary collage.
 In "Vanity Fair", Elissa Schappell called "Reality Hunger" "a rousing call to arms for all artists to reject the laws governing appropriation, obliterate the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, and give rise to a new modern form for a new century."
William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, and film director.
 He is best known for his autobiographical book "Midnight Express", about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison after being convicted of smuggling hashish.
 He was one of hundreds of U.S. citizens in foreign jails serving drug charge sentences following a drug smuggling crackdown by foreign governments.
Jungle Warriors, also called The Czar of Brazil (Euer Weg führt durch die Hölle, "Your Path Leads Through Hell", in Germany) is an action film, released in the United States on November 1984.
 The film was shot in Mexico and the old West Germany, but recreated the scenario of a South American jungle.
 Though is not a well-known film, it stars -among other recognized names- Sybil Danning (a famous American B-movie actress), Dana Elcar (MacGyver’s boss on the celebrated TV series) and Paul L. Smith (who appeared in movies like "Midnight Express", "Dune" and "Red Sonja").
 Renowned movie star Dennis Hopper had a secondary role on the film, but later was replaced by actor Marjoe Gortner.
Sex and the Single Girl is a 1962 non-fiction book by American writer Helen Gurley Brown, written as an advice book that encouraged women to become financially independent and experience sexual relationships before or without marriage.
 The book sold two million copies in three weeks, was sold in 35 countries and has made the "Los Angeles Times", "The New York Times" and "Time" bestseller lists.
William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and director of motion pictures and documentaries.
 Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of "Midnight Express" (1978).
 He also wrote the acclaimed gangster movie "Scarface" (1983).
 As a director, Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama "Platoon" (1986), for which Stone won the Academy Award for Best Director; the film was awarded Best Picture.
 "Platoon" was the first in a trilogy of films based on the Vietnam War, in which Stone served as an infantry soldier.
 He continued the series with "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989)—for which Stone won his second Best Director Oscar—and "Heaven & Earth" (1993).
 Stone's other notable works include the Salvadoran Civil War-based drama "Salvador" (1986); the financial drama "Wall Street" (1987) and its 2010 sequel ""; the Jim Morrison biopic "The Doors" (1991); and a trilogy of films based on the American Presidency—"JFK" (1991), "Nixon" (1995) and "W." (2008).
 His latest film is "Snowden" (2016).
Susan Horowitz Cain (born 1968) is an American writer and lecturer, and author of the 2012 non-fiction book "," which argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people.
 In 2015, Cain co-founded Quiet Revolution, a mission-based company with initiatives in the areas of children (parenting and education), lifestyle, and the workplace.
 Cain's 2016 follow-on book, "," focused on introverted children and teens, the book also being directed to their educators and parents.
Robert Creel "Brad" Davis (November 6, 1949September 8, 1991) was an American actor, known for starring in the 1978 film "Midnight Express" and 1982 film "Querelle".
Midnight Express is a 1978 American-British-Turkish prison drama film directed by Alan Parker, produced by David Puttnam and starring Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, Peter Jeffrey and John Hurt.
 It is based on Billy Hayes' 1977 non-fiction book "Midnight Express" and was adapted into the screenplay by Oliver Stone.
Midnight Express is a 1977 non-fiction book by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer about Hayes' experience as a young American who was sent to a Turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of Turkey.
 The book was adapted by Oliver Stone and directed by Alan Parker into a feature film of the same name released in 1978.