William Hanley

William Hanley (October 22, 1931 – May 25, 2012) was an Emmy-winning American playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter, born in Lorain, Ohio. Hanley wrote plays for the theatre, radio and television and published three novels in the 1970s. He was related to the British writers James and Gerald Hanley, and the actress Ellen Hanley was his sister. Quotes The woman began to scream repeatedly, the classic, blunt, two-word plea for her partner to do what he was all too obviously already doing, with fervor to judge by the sound of what could only be the headboard of their bed thumping rhythmically against the wall. Then there was a sustained, piercing shriek as though, in some murderously Dionysian ritual, the man had perhaps cut her throat at the supreme moment. Blue Dreams (New York: Delacorte Press, 1971), ch. 2, p. 14 External links Category:1931 births Category:2012 deaths Category:Playwrights from the United States Category:Novelists from the United States Category:Screenwriters from the United States Category:Cornell University alumni Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners