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Henry Farrell


Born
in Madera County, California, The United States
September 27, 1920

Died
March 29, 2006

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Henry Farrell was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known as the author of the renowned gothic horror story What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which was made into a 1962 film starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

Farrell was born Charles Farrell Myers in California, and grew up in Chowchilla, California. Under the name Charles F. Myers, he wrote the "Toffee" short stories in SF magazines in the 1940s and 1950s. Later taking the pseudonym Henry Farrell, his first novel was The Hostage, published in 1959. He would publish five novels between 1959 - 1967.

He also wrote numerous teleplays for television movies and series such as Perry Mason and Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Farrell passed away in his home in Pacific Palisades, California at
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Whatever Happened to Baby J...

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What Ever Happened to Cousi...

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The Debut of Larry Richards

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First, The Egg

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How Awful About Allan

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Death on the sixth day (A R...

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Una splendida figliola come me

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L'ostaggio

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Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte...

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Toffee takes a trip

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“Jane looked up at him. He was not an ugly man, not mean or hateful-looking. But you couldn’t go by appearances. Some of the nicest-looking people were really very bad.”
Henry Farrell, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

“Sometimes you thought you had a thing—but then part of it—or all of it—always got away. Life itself could not be possessed, really, not even a minute of it.”
Henry Farrell, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

“Oh, I wish Daddy could be here right now! You can’t ever lose your talent, he used to tell me. Once you’re born with talent, you have it all your life long. You can lose money, youth and looks, but——You want to see the pictures?” In”
Henry Farrell, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

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Whatever Happened To Baby Jane by Henry Farrell Whatever Happened To Baby Jane
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The literary classic that inspired the iconic film - the story of two sisters and the hell they made their home.

Once an acclaimed child star of vaudeville, Baby Jane Hudson performed for adoring crowds before a move to Hollywood thrust her sister, Blanche, into the spotlight. As Blanche's film career took off, a resentful Jane watched from the shadows as her own career faded into obscurity - until a tragic accident changed everything.

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This edition features exclusive extra material: three previously unpublished short stories by Henry Farrell, including the inspiration for the movie Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte, and an introduction that reveals how the original novel came about as well as the behind-the-scenes drama of the iconic film starring Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, now recreated in the TV show Feud.
 
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