She studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and received her Bachelor's Degree from Hollins College, now Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia in 1960. In the same year she married Oliver Hailey, a playwright and the father of her daughters. She worked briefly in journalism and publishing before joining her husband in writing for film and television. They served as creative consultants for the popular television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.[1]
Her first novel A Woman of Independent Means, a surprise best seller, published in 1978, the year she turned forty, was inspired by the life of her grandmother. With the support of her husband, playwright Oliver Hailey, she adapted it for the stage in 1983 as a one-person play starring Barbara Rush.[2] The play won the Los Angeles Critics Award.[1] In 1995, A Woman of Independent Means became a six-hour NBC miniseries starring Sally Field.[2] She has subsequently published three more best-selling novels: Life Sentences (1982), Joanna's Husband and David's Wife (1986—which she also adapted for the stage as a two-person play), and Home Free in 1991.
Personal lifeedit
Hailey was born the oldest of four children of Earl Andrew Forsythe, an attorney, and Janet Kendall Forsythe.[1] She and her late husband, playwright Oliver Hailey, have two daughters, Kendall Hailey and Brooke Hailey Egan.[1][3]
elizabeth, forsythe, hailey, born, august, 1938, dallas, texas, american, journalist, playwright, contents, career, personal, life, bibliography, references, further, readingcareer, editshe, studied, sorbonne, paris, received, bachelor, degree, from, hollins, . Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey born August 31 1938 in Dallas Texas is an American journalist and playwright Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 Further readingCareer editShe studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and received her Bachelor s Degree from Hollins College now Hollins University in Roanoke Virginia in 1960 In the same year she married Oliver Hailey a playwright and the father of her daughters She worked briefly in journalism and publishing before joining her husband in writing for film and television They served as creative consultants for the popular television series Mary Hartman Mary Hartman 1 Her first novel A Woman of Independent Means a surprise best seller published in 1978 the year she turned forty was inspired by the life of her grandmother With the support of her husband playwright Oliver Hailey she adapted it for the stage in 1983 as a one person play starring Barbara Rush 2 The play won the Los Angeles Critics Award 1 In 1995 A Woman of Independent Means became a six hour NBC miniseries starring Sally Field 2 She has subsequently published three more best selling novels Life Sentences 1982 Joanna s Husband and David s Wife 1986 which she also adapted for the stage as a two person play and Home Free in 1991 Personal life editHailey was born the oldest of four children of Earl Andrew Forsythe an attorney and Janet Kendall Forsythe 1 She and her late husband playwright Oliver Hailey have two daughters Kendall Hailey and Brooke Hailey Egan 1 3 Bibliography editA Woman of Independent Means 1978 Life Sentences 1982 Joanna s Husband and David s Wife 1987 Home Free 1991References edit a b c d Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey In Contemporary Authors Online Gale December 3 2009 a b Nichols David C 2003 04 18 Woman s strong solo character resonates Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2011 02 03 Faison Seth 1993 01 25 Oliver Hailey 60 Author of Plays And Scripts With Dark Humor The New York Times Retrieved 2011 02 03 Further reading edit2006 interview Rodenberger Lou Halsell 1997 Texas Women Writers A Tradition of Their Own Texas A amp M University Press pp 143 147 ISBN 978 0 89096 765 2 Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey amp oldid 1130943068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
