Rash's Surname Index
Notes for William Wister HAINES
Haines began working as a telephone lineman during summer vacations while in college (University of Pennsylvania), and took on the work full-time upon his graduation in 1931. His experiences on that job provided fodder for his literary efforts, including his first published short stories and two novels, this one and the earlier "Slim" in 1934. Warner Bros. Bought “Slim” and hired him to write the adaptation (the film, starring Henry Fonda, was released in 1937), and he stuck around and wrote a dozen or so screenplays over the next 25 years. Notable credits were Black Legion, The Texans, and The Wings of Eagles; the 1948 film Command Decision was based on his novel and play.
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