Al Hine (1915–1974) was a reporter, novelist, and movie producer who wrote numerous books including Lord Love a Duck, which was made into a movie starring Tuesday Weld and Roddy McDowall, and pop novels based on the Bewitched TV series and the Beatles' movie Help!.
During World War II, Hine wrote for Yank, the Army Weekly magazine as a staff correspondent from July 1943 to December 1945. He developed a wry, smooth writing style filled with sexual innuendo that later served him well in crafting popular novels. For example, in the July 7, 1944, issue of Yank Hine wrote about a lucky fighting cock in "Yanks at Home Abroad":[1]
Persian Field Command – Army pets range from the auk to the zebra, but a trucking station in northern Iran proudly claims a simple barnyard fowl as its mascot. The rooster, a medium-sized Mediterranean Red, doesn’t even have a name as yet, but if you believe its owner, T-5 Wallace Grube of New York, N.Y., it is potentially the best fighting cock in the history of the sport.
The Red, a well-fed fowl with an iridescent feathered neck that sparkles like the rainbow, has one of the finest harems in the Moslem Middle East. He struts about the yard daily, the idol of six curvesome hens and the envy of his GI masters.
Hine and his wife, Sesyle Joslin, coauthored the children's book Is There a Mouse in the House? (Macmillan, 1965). Under the name "G. B. Kirtland" they wrote One Day in Ancient Rome (Harcourt, 1961), One Day in Elizabethan England (Harcourt, 1962), and One Day in Aztec Mexico (Harcourt, 1963).
Hine's novel Lord Love a Duck (Atheneum: 1961) told the story of Alan Musgrave, a confident high school student skilled at karate and hypnosis who calls himself 'Mollymauk' after a rare bird. When Musgrave meets attractive Barbara Ann Greene, he uses his talents to help her get what she wants in life. The novel was made into an award-winning comedy film in 1966 starring Tuesday Weld and Roddy McDowell.
His novel Bewitched (1965: Dell Publishing) adapted several first season teleplays of the popular TV series by the same name. According to the publisher, "They were young, married, and doing what comes supernaturally!" Hine wrote an original novel based on I Dream of Jeannie (1966: Pocket Books) under the pseudonym "Dennis Brewster". According to the back cover's blurb, "Viewers who have roared at the astronautical antics of Captain Nelson and his sprightly imp, Jeannie, can now read this madcap, laugh-filled adventure of that wacky twosome from blast-off to landing." This is a highly sought-after and rare novel, as its publisher Pocket Books had not properly optioned rights to the series (there is neither network nor studio indicia on the book or its copyright page, nor is the show's creator, Sidney Sheldon, credited), which led to legal action and the book being quickly pulled from the shelves.
In Like Flint as "Bradford Street"; novelization of the screenplay by Hal Fimberg (Dell: 1967), the follow-up to Our Man Flint (novelized by Jack Pearl)
Primus as "Bradford Street"; an original novel based on the syndicated Ivan Tors TV series (Bantam, 1971)
Signs and Portents, paperback original novel, (Avon Books, 1973)
Our Agent in Rome is Missing, no author attribution, a Nick Carter-Killmaster novel (Award Books, 1973)
Massacre in Milan, no author attribution, a Nick Carter-Killmaster novel (Award Books, 1974)
Juggernaut, novelization of the screenplay by "Richard DeKoker" (Richard Alan Simmons) and possibly Alan Plater (unattributed) (Bantam, 1974). Plater rewrote Simmons' script with director Richard Lester (uncredited), causing an unhappy Simmons to take a pseudonymous screenwriting credit. Since Plater is not cited on the novel, Hine may have worked from an earlier draft by Simmons alone.
Liberty Belle, paperback original novel (Ballantine Books, 1975)
Brother Owl, a fictional memoir of the Mohawk chief Joseph Brant (1980)
Referencesedit
^Hine, Al (July 7, 1944). "Yanks at Home Abroad". Yank Magazine: 11. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^"Lord of the Flies (1963) - IMDb". Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via imdb.com.
December 18, 2023
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Al Hine 1915 1974 was a reporter novelist and movie producer who wrote numerous books including Lord Love a Duck which was made into a movie starring Tuesday Weld and Roddy McDowall and pop novels based on the Bewitched TV series and the Beatles movie Help Contents 1 Personal 2 Writing career 3 Partial bibliography 4 ReferencesPersonal editIn 1950 Hine married children s literature author Sesyle Joslin with whom he often collaborated on writing projects citation needed Writing career editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Al Hine news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message During World War II Hine wrote for Yank the Army Weekly magazine as a staff correspondent from July 1943 to December 1945 He developed a wry smooth writing style filled with sexual innuendo that later served him well in crafting popular novels For example in the July 7 1944 issue of Yank Hine wrote about a lucky fighting cock in Yanks at Home Abroad 1 Persian Field Command Army pets range from the auk to the zebra but a trucking station in northern Iran proudly claims a simple barnyard fowl as its mascot The rooster a medium sized Mediterranean Red doesn t even have a name as yet but if you believe its owner T 5 Wallace Grube of New York N Y it is potentially the best fighting cock in the history of the sport The Red a well fed fowl with an iridescent feathered neck that sparkles like the rainbow has one of the finest harems in the Moslem Middle East He struts about the yard daily the idol of six curvesome hens and the envy of his GI masters Hine and his wife Sesyle Joslin coauthored the children s book Is There a Mouse in the House Macmillan 1965 Under the name G B Kirtland they wrote One Day in Ancient Rome Harcourt 1961 One Day in Elizabethan England Harcourt 1962 and One Day in Aztec Mexico Harcourt 1963 Hine s novel Lord Love a Duck Atheneum 1961 told the story of Alan Musgrave a confident high school student skilled at karate and hypnosis who calls himself Mollymauk after a rare bird When Musgrave meets attractive Barbara Ann Greene he uses his talents to help her get what she wants in life The novel was made into an award winning comedy film in 1966 starring Tuesday Weld and Roddy McDowell His novel Bewitched 1965 Dell Publishing adapted several first season teleplays of the popular TV series by the same name According to the publisher They were young married and doing what comes supernaturally Hine wrote an original novel based on I Dream of Jeannie 1966 Pocket Books under the pseudonym Dennis Brewster According to the back cover s blurb Viewers who have roared at the astronautical antics of Captain Nelson and his sprightly imp Jeannie can now read this madcap laugh filled adventure of that wacky twosome from blast off to landing This is a highly sought after and rare novel as its publisher Pocket Books had not properly optioned rights to the series there is neither network nor studio indicia on the book or its copyright page nor is the show s creator Sidney Sheldon credited which led to legal action and the book being quickly pulled from the shelves Hine was a frequent contributor to magazines such as The Saturday Review Collier s Weekly Holiday and the Saturday Evening Post He also dabbled in film and was listed as an executive producer of the movie Lord of the Flies 2 Partial bibliography editAn Unfound Door original novel hardcover Little Brown and Company 1951 paperback Bantam Books 1952 The Birthday Boy original novel hardcover Charles Scribner s Sons 1959 paperback title View from the Top Popular Library 1962 D Day The Invasion of Europe American Heritage Publishing 1961 View from the Top re titled paperback reissue of The Birthday Boy Popular Library 1962 Lord Love a Duck original novel basis of the film hardcover Atheneum 1961 paperback title The Innocent Infidels Ace Books 1963 The Innocent Infidels re titled paperback reissue of Lord Love a Duck Ace Books 1963 The Unsinkable Molly Brown novelization of the screenplay by Helen Deutsch Gold Medal Books 1964 based on the Broadway musical music and lyrics by Meredith Willson book by Richard Morris This Land Is Mine An Anthology of American Verse 1965 Bewitched novelization of seven teleplays from the television series Dell Publishing 1965 The Beatles in Help novelization of the screenplay by Marc Behm and Charles Wood Dell 1965 Bus Riley s Back in Town novelization of the screenplay by William Inge Popular Library 1965 I Dream of Jeannie as Dennis Brewster an original novel based on the TV series Pocket Books 1966 Promise Her Anything as Bradford Street novelization of the screenplay by William Peter Blatty Dell 1966 The Glass Bottom Boat as Bradford Street novelization of the screenplay by Everett Freeman Dell 1966 In Like Flint as Bradford Street novelization of the screenplay by Hal Fimberg Dell 1967 the follow up to Our Man Flint novelized by Jack Pearl Primus as Bradford Street an original novel based on the syndicated Ivan Tors TV series Bantam 1971 Signs and Portents paperback original novel Avon Books 1973 Our Agent in Rome is Missing no author attribution a Nick Carter Killmaster novel Award Books 1973 Massacre in Milan no author attribution a Nick Carter Killmaster novel Award Books 1974 For Pete s Sake novelization of the screenplay by Martin Erlichman and Stanley Shapiro Avon Books 1974 Juggernaut novelization of the screenplay by Richard DeKoker Richard Alan Simmons and possibly Alan Plater unattributed Bantam 1974 Plater rewrote Simmons script with director Richard Lester uncredited causing an unhappy Simmons to take a pseudonymous screenwriting credit Since Plater is not cited on the novel Hine may have worked from an earlier draft by Simmons alone Liberty Belle paperback original novel Ballantine Books 1975 Brother Owl a fictional memoir of the Mohawk chief Joseph Brant 1980 References edit Hine Al July 7 1944 Yanks at Home Abroad Yank Magazine 11 Retrieved 19 March 2014 Lord of the Flies 1963 IMDb Retrieved April 30 2020 via imdb com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Hine amp oldid 1159613886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
