Arthur Hailey

Arthur Hailey ( born April 5, 1920 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England; † 24 November 2004 Lyford Cay (island of New Providence Island ) in the Bahamas ) was a British- Canadian writer.

Hailey, son of a British working-class family, had to leave school at the age of fourteen, as his parents could not pay any more fees. 1939 Hailey went as a pilot for the Royal Air Force and served in Europe, the Middle East and in India.

In 1947 he emigrated to Canada. There he worked in Toronto as first real estate agent, then he edited a magazine for the bus and truck transport and wrote screenplays for television productions. One of these stories was 1956 flight at risk. Two years later the story first as a book Hailey's international success was. This was followed by the classic 1959 novel Last doctor diagnosis.

The breakthrough Arthur Hailey in the 1960s with the novels Hotel and Airport, both of which, as films and television series adapted, became worldwide hits. His books have achieved worldwide circulation of more than 200 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. Through intensive study of the sources and interviews with insiders, he tried to give high degrees of realism as possible his books. Critics and colleagues such as Stephen King, however, complained that by doing some representations of operations would be read as " Operating Instructions". From the actual action would thus distracted. This, however, did the sale of Hailey's books not detract sold worldwide well into the 1980s.

The mid- 1980s, Hailey had to undergo a serious heart operation. After nearly six years of creative break came in 1990 Hailey well researched novel reporter on the market, which takes a look behind the scenes of American television journalism.

Hailey, who had six children from two marriages, last lived with his family in the Bahamas. At his own request, there were in January 2005, a party to celebrate his life.

Works

• Airport, Langenscheidt - Longman 2001, ISBN 3-526-41925-6 ( filmed: Airport )
• Hotel Academia, ISBN 3-883-45151-7 ( filmed: Hotel)
• The investigator, Ullsteinhaus, ISBN 3442352118
• Reporter, Goldmann 1992, ISBN 3-442-41331-1
• At the highest level, Ullsteinhaus 2000, ISBN 3-548-24701-6
• Bitter Medicine, Ullsteinhaus 1984, ISBN 3-548-25107-2
• High voltage, Ullsteinhaus 1979, ISBN 3548244467
• Wheels, Ullsteinhaus 1973, ISBN 3548032729
• The bankers, Ullsteinhaus 1986, ISBN 3550062524
• Last diagnostic, Ullsteinhaus 1982, ISBN 3550060580
• Flight into danger Ullsteinhaus 1998, ISBN 3548243592 ( filmed: flight risk )