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Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Known for
- The Great Debate — Self1974
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Arthur Frederick Hailey , ( 1920-04-05 ) 5 April 1920, Luton , Bedfordshire , England
- Died
- 24 November 2004 (2004-11-24) (aged 84), Lyford Cay , New Providence , The Bahamas
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom Canada
- Notable works
- Hotel (1965) , Airport (1968) , Wheels (1971)
- Spouses
- Joan Fishwick (1944–1950; div.), Sheila Dunlop (m.1951)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Luton
- Place of death
- Nassau
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- agnosticism
- Notable work
- Airport
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- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 2004-11-24
- date of birth
- 1920-04-05
- name in native language
- Arthur Hailey
- ethnic group
- English people
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Arthur Frederick Hailey
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Frederick Hailey, AE (5 April 1920 – 24 November 2004) was a British-Canadian novelist whose plot-driven storylines were set against the backdrops of various industries. His books, which include such best sellers as Hotel (1965), Airport (1968), Wheels (1971), The Moneychangers (1975), and Overload (1979), have sold 170 million copies in 38 languages.
Early life
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