Born April 5, 1920 in Luton, England, Arthur Hailey decided to become a full-time author in 1956 following the success of his original television drama Flight Into Danger (1956) (TV). For the next few years, he wrote teleplays for such legendary dramatic series as "Playhouse 90" (1956), "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947), "The United States Steel Hour" (1953), Goodyear-Philco Playhouse (1955)_ and "Studio One" (1948). Soon after, Hailey became a novelist. Fligh ...[Read Story]