Hailey, Arthur

Arthur Hailey (1920 2004), the author of eleven novels, many of which became #1 "New York Times" bestsellers, was born in Luton, England. He served as a pilot and flight lieutenant in the British Royal Air Force during World War II and immigrated to Canada in 1947. While working for a transportation trade magazine, he scored his first writing success with a television drama, and began to write screenplays full-time for various networks during the golden age of live television. His novel-writing career took off in 1959 with the publication of his first novel, "The Final Diagnosis", and picked u...