Personal life
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| Meanwhile, producer/director [[Mario Zampi]] approached Butler in 1947 to collaborate on a [[film noir]] thriller, ''[[The Fatal Night]]'', through his film production company Anglofilm. Butler adapted [[Michael Arlen]]'s famous short story, ''The Gentleman From America'' into a screenplay for the film which was released in April 1948.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2018062...k-presents-the-gentleman-from-america-v348299] The Gentleman From America filmed versions, All Movie</ref> Butler and Zampi immediately collaborated again for another Anglofilm production, ''[[Third Time Lucky (1949 film)|Third Time Lucky]];'' Butler's screen adaptation of his own novel ''[[They Cracked Her Glass Slipper]]''.<ref name=":1" /> Butler also wrote the lyrics to the film's theme song, "Forgive Me for Dreaming".<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=United States Copyright Office |url=http://archive.org/details/CopyrightCards1946-1954 |title=1946-1954 Copyright Registration Cards (A-N) |date=1946}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1949-01-28 |title=The Kensington News and West London Times from Kensington and Chelsea, London, England |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/821035675/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> The film was was directed by [[Gordon Parry (film director)|Gordon Parry]] and released in January 1949.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040874/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Third Time Lucky, IMDB {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> | Meanwhile, producer/director [[Mario Zampi]] approached Butler in 1947 to collaborate on a [[film noir]] thriller, ''[[The Fatal Night]]'', through his film production company Anglofilm. Butler adapted [[Michael Arlen]]'s famous short story, ''The Gentleman From America'' into a screenplay for the film which was released in April 1948.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2018062...k-presents-the-gentleman-from-america-v348299] The Gentleman From America filmed versions, All Movie</ref> Butler and Zampi immediately collaborated again for another Anglofilm production, ''[[Third Time Lucky (1949 film)|Third Time Lucky]];'' Butler's screen adaptation of his own novel ''[[They Cracked Her Glass Slipper]]''.<ref name=":1" /> Butler also wrote the lyrics to the film's theme song, "Forgive Me for Dreaming".<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=United States Copyright Office |url=http://archive.org/details/CopyrightCards1946-1954 |title=1946-1954 Copyright Registration Cards (A-N) |date=1946}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1949-01-28 |title=The Kensington News and West London Times from Kensington and Chelsea, London, England |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/821035675/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> The film was was directed by [[Gordon Parry (film director)|Gordon Parry]] and released in January 1949.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040874/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Third Time Lucky, IMDB {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> |
| In October and November 1949, Butler and his wife traveled to Hollywood to negotiate the screen rights to his fourth novel, ''[[Mad with Much Heart]]''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=1949-10-19 |title=The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380902113/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> The rights were scooped up by [[Howard Hughes]] via [[RKO Radio Pictures]],<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=1949-10-28 |title=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/57727858/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> who had given actor [[Robert Ryan]] the freedom to chose any story as his next starring vehicle; he picked ''Mad with Much Heart''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1949-10-28 |title=Lancaster Eagle-Gazette from Lancaster, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/295893412/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Hughes assigned [[John Houseman]] as producer and [[Nicholas Ray]] as director for a film version originally titled ''Dark Highway''.<ref name=":5" /> Although scheduled to start filming in January 1950, the production stalled for over a year. The settings of the film were changed from England to [[Boston]] and the [[Berkshires]] in New England.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> [[Ida Lupino]] was eventually signed as the femme lead and acted as an uncredited director. The picture was retitled ''[[On Dangerous Ground]]'' and released in December 1951. | In October and November 1949, Butler and his wife traveled to Hollywood to negotiate the screen rights to his fourth novel, ''[[Mad with Much Heart]]''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=1949-10-19 |title=The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/380902113/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> The rights were scooped up by [[Howard Hughes]] via [[RKO Radio Pictures]],<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=1949-10-28 |title=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/57727858/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> who had given actor [[Robert Ryan]] the freedom to chose any story as his next starring vehicle; he picked ''Mad with Much Heart''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1949-10-28 |title=Lancaster Eagle-Gazette from Lancaster, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/295893412/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Hughes assigned [[John Houseman]] as producer and [[Nicholas Ray]] as director for a film version originally titled ''Dark Highway''.<ref name=":5" /> Although scheduled to start filming in January 1950, the production stalled for over a year. The settings of the film were changed from England to [[Boston]] and the [[Berkshires]] in New England.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> Hughes originally wanted [[Jennifer Jones]] as the blind girl in the film, but [[Ida Lupino]] was eventually signed and acted as an uncredited director.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1950-02-20 |title=Los Angeles Mirror from Los Angeles, California |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/693322505/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The picture was retitled ''[[On Dangerous Ground]]'' and released in December 1951. |
| Butler's sixth novel, ''[[Blow Hot, Blow Cold (novel)|Choice of Two Women]]'' (retitled to ''Blow Hot, Blow Cold'' in the US) was published in mid-1951. He withdrew from the writing industry for nearly twenty years before returning with his last novel, ''There Is a Death, Elizabeth'', published in 1972. He died sixteen years later. | Butler's sixth novel, ''[[Blow Hot, Blow Cold (novel)|Choice of Two Women]]'' (retitled to ''Blow Hot, Blow Cold'' in the US) was published in mid-1951. He withdrew from the writing industry for nearly twenty years before returning with his last novel, ''There Is a Death, Elizabeth'', published in 1972. He died sixteen years later. |
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