Arthur Hailey Biography

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NAME: Arthur Hailey
OCCUPATION: Author
BIRTH DATE: April 05, 1920
DEATH DATE: November 24, 2004
PLACE OF BIRTH: Luton, England
PLACE OF DEATH: Lyford Cay, The Bahamas

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Novelist Arthur Hailey wrote successful books-turned-movies Hotel (1965) and Airport (1968).

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Arthur Hailey

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Arthur Hailey. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 10:17, May 21, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/arthur-hailey-9325108.

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Synopsis

Arthur Hailey (born April 5, 1920) served in World War II in England's Royal Air Force. He then emigrated to Canada and worked in industry and sales before becoming a freelance writer in 1956. His first blockbuster novel was Hotel (1965),

followed by Airport (1968) and Wheels (1971). Later novels include The Evening News (1990) and Detective (1997). Hailey died in The Bahamas in 2004.

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Popular novelist, born in Luton, Bedfordshire, SC England, UK. He became a naturalized Canadian in 1947. He worked in industry and sales before becoming a freelance writer in 1956. He has written many best-selling blockbusters about disasters, several of which have become highly successful films, such as Hotel (1965), Airport (1968), and Wheels (1971). Later novels include Strong Medicine (1984), The Evening News (1990), and Detective (1997).

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