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Arthur Hailey

1920 - 2004

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Hailey is the 1,309th most popular writer (down from 1,246th in 2019), the 1,165th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 929th in 2019) and the 125th most popular British Writer.

Arthur Hailey is most famous for his novel, "The Hotel" which was made into a film starring Rod Taylor.

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Among writers, Arthur Hailey ranks 1,309 out of 7,302. Before him are Rudolf Erich Raspe, Maurice Barrès, Georges Feydeau, Wilhelm Müller, Constantijn Huygens, and James Ellroy. After him are Quintus Fabius Pictor, Hieronymus of Cardia, Ruy González de Clavijo, Joyce Carol Oates, Aelius Aristides, and Dylan Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Arthur Hailey ranks 80. Before him are Elliot Richardson, Alicia Alonso, Richard Farnsworth, Kim Yong-ju, Setsuko Hara, and Jack Warden. After him are Ivan Kozhedub, Franklin J. Schaffner, Albert Barillé, Jaan Kross, P. D. James, and Gene Tierney. Among people deceased in 2004, Arthur Hailey ranks 55. Before him are Andriyan Nikolayev, Otto Kumm, Theo van Gogh, Norberto Bobbio, Hubert Selby Jr., and Franz König. After him are Robert Merle, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Raymond Goethals, Philippe de Broca, Charles Sweeney, and Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Hailey ranks 1,165 out of 8,785. Before him are James Mill (1773), Samuel Crompton (1753), Graham Chapman (1941), John Franklin (1786), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), and Petula Clark (1932). After him are Phil Taylor (1954), Marty Feldman (1934), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), Guy Ritchie (1968), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), and Matt Busby (1909).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Arthur Hailey ranks 125. Before him are Rosamunde Pilcher (1924), Diana Mosley (1910), Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757), John William Polidori (1795), Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), and Michael Jackson (1942). After him are Dylan Thomas (1914), Lobsang Rampa (1910), Barbara Cartland (1901), Ken Robinson (1950), David C. H. Austin (1926), and Robert Browning (1812).

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