Editing Arthur Hailey (section)

==Early life==
Arthur Frederick Hailey was born on 5 April 1920, in [[Luton]], [[Bedfordshire]], England, the only child of George Wellington Hailey, a factory worker, and Elsie Wright Hailey. An avid reader,<ref name=Independent>{{cite news |last=Guttridge |first=Peter |date=24 November 2004 |title=Arthur Hailey |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/arthur-hailey-534720.html |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref> Hailey began to write poems, plays and stories at a young age.<ref name=Telegraph/> He once said, "My mother left me off chores so I could write."<ref name=Independent/> Elsie encouraged her son to learn typing and [[shorthand]] so that he might become a clerk instead of a factory worker.<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Arthur Hailey |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1477599/Arthur-Hailey.html |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=27 November 2004 |access-date=7 February 2014}}</ref>

At fourteen, Hailey failed to win a scholarship which would have enabled him to continue his schooling.<ref>{{cite news |last=Christy |first=Marian|date=25 April 1990 |title=The unstoppable Arthur Hailey |url=http://cache.boston.com/globe/magazine/7-13/interview/425.htm|newspaper=The Boston Globe Magazine |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> From 1934 to 1939 he was an office boy and clerk<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wohlfert |first=Lee |date=31 March 1975 |title=Arthur Hailey Writes a New Novel About Big Money—and He Should Know |url=http://people.com/archive/arthur-hailey-writes-a-new-novel-about-big-money-and-he-should-know-vol-3-no-12/ |magazine=People |access-date=7 February 2017 }}</ref> in London. He joined the [[Royal Air Force]] in 1939, and served as a pilot during [[World War II]], eventually rising to the rank of [[flight lieutenant]].<ref name=Telegraph/> In 1947, unhappy with the [[Attlee ministry|post-war Labour government]],<ref name=Independent/> he emigrated to Canada, becoming a dual citizen.<ref name=Scotsman>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Arthur Hailey |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/arthur-hailey-1-563823 |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=29 November 2004 |access-date=7 February 2017 }}</ref> Settling in Toronto,<ref name=Telegraph/> he held a variety of jobs in such fields as real estate, sales, and advertising.<ref name=Holley/> He was editor of a trade magazine called ''Bus and Truck Transport''.<ref name=Scotsman/> During these years, he continued to write.<ref name=Independent/>