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Arthur Hailey LOGO （1920 -2004） 1 2 3 4 Arthur Haileys life His famous works His works characteristics Evaluation LOGO Contents Arthur Hailey’s life 1939-1947,England 1965-1969,California Till 2004, Bahamas 1947-1964,Canada Arthur Hailey Nationality: British and Canadian.  Born 5 April 1920 Luton, Bedfordshire, England emigrated（移民） to Canada in1947，became citizen, 1952.  Died 24 November 2004) (aged?84)New Providence, The Bahamas In England（1939-1947） Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England Educated in Britains free school and quit at the age of 14 Worked as a clerk Served in RAF (British Royal Air Force) as a Flight Lieutenant from the start of World War II In Canada California Became a Canadian citizen Worked in real estate and magazine publishing Began writing full time in 1956 Success of the CBC television drama, Flight into Danger (in print as Runway Zero Eight) Success of Hotel Moved to California in 1965 In the Bahamas Has four sons and two daughters from two marriages, he made his home in Lyford Cay with his second wife Sheila(who wrote “I Married a Best-Seller” published in 1978). He also has four grandchildren. Devoted himself completely to literature Arthur Hailey’s Works A well disciplined and prolific writer, Hailey turned out both novels and plays.? He wrote for theater and television.? He was the winner of several awards.? His novels include The Final Diagnosis about a hospital pathologist who accidentally causes an infants death, Hotel, Airport, Wheels, The Moneychangers, and Strong Medicine. . Many of his books reached 1st on the New York Times bestseller list and more than 170 million copies have been sold worldwide in 40 languages. Many have been made into movies and Hotel was made into a long-running television series. Airport became a successful film with dramatic visual effects. Bibliography 1958 Flight Into Danger – in-flight medical emergency 1959 The Final Diagnosis – hospital politics as seen from the pa