Harry Sylvester

Harry Ambrose Sylvester (January 19, 1908 – September 26, 1993) was an American short-story writer and novelist in the first half of the 20th century. His stories were published in popular magazines such as ''Collier's'', ''Esquire, Columbia,'' and ''Commonweal''. The most popular of his novels were ''Dearly Beloved'' (1942), ''Dayspring'' (1945), and ''Moon Gaffney'' (1947). He was asked to turn John Steinbeck's script for Alfred Hitchcock's ''Lifeboat'' (1944) into a short story. This version was published in ''Collier's'' in 1943, with Steinbeck and Hitchcock both receiving writing credits.

He is remembered primarily as the author of ''Dayspring'' and a friend of Ernest Hemingway. Provided by Wikipedia