Arthur Hailey

A Luton native, Hailey grew up as the sole child of a factory worker and was encouraged to master typing and shorthand, skills that steered him toward clerical work rather than manual labor. After serving as a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II, he emigrated to Canada in 1947, where a series of jobs in real-estate, sales and advertising kept his writing habit alive. His break came in 1955 w… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources