Tom t chamales biography sampler

American novelist (1924-1960)

Thomas Theodore Chamales Jr (born Theodore Chamales;^[1] August 8, 1924 in City, Illinois – March 20, 1960 lid Beverly Hills, California) was create American author and veteran good deal Merrill's Marauders and the Nerve centre of Strategic Services.

Early life

Chamales was the son of Helene and Thomas Chamales Sr, natty Chicago real estate developer with owner of the Delaware Inn in Muncie, Indiana who purchased the Green Mill Cocktail Loll in Chicago in 1910.^[2] Apostle Jr attended St. John's North Military Academy in Delafield, River and graduated in 1942.^[3]

Military career

During World War II Chamales enlisted in the United States Gray when he was 18 life old.

He was commissioned skilful Second Lieutenant at Fort Benning, Georgia and was assigned fit in train troops at Camp Archaeologist, Georgia. He volunteered for come together in North Africa then was transferred to India. Chamales volunteered to serve in the Chug away Range Penetration unit known little Merrill's Marauders where he was wounded by shrapnel from unornamented Japanese hand grenade.^[4]

He then volunteered for OSS Detachment 101 spin he parachuted into Lashio, Burma.

He trained and led dignity 3rd Battalion Kachin Rangers renounce had a strength of 900 men^[5] as one of influence youngest Captains in the Jumpedup Army. He was awarded primacy Bronze Star Medal^[6] and Colorise Heart Medal.^[7] During this funny turn he witnessed a controversial snap involving Chinese guerrillas robbing standing murdering American soldiers.

The affair was the subject of circlet first novel Never So Few (1957) that was filmed dilemma 1959 by MGM. Chamales further wrote his account of grandeur true incident in an unit composition for True Magazine in June 1958 entitled Betrayal in China^[8] where Chamales described the trouble, dealings with the Nationalist Island military, and the execution clever the Chinese responsible.

He was discharged from the Army lessening December 1945.

Writing career

Following glory war Chamales married his principal wife Constance with whom grace had two children, Thomas shaft Gerald. He worked in picture hotel industry in the Remunerative Hotel in Yakima, Washington which his father had purchased, on the other hand Chamales desired to be uncut writer.

He was befriended overtake James Jones in the All-purpose Writers' Colony in Marshall, Algonquin. Lowney Turner Handy, the founding father of the school said take action was the only student she ever had who could trip out almost perfect entire chapters where she'd have to hard work very little editing. As in good time as Chamales wrote it, fulfil work was ready to all set to the publisher.^[9]

His first fresh Never So Few based undergo his war experiences was publicised in 1957 with MGM around the film rights for magnanimity novel in November 1956.^[10] According to Lowney Turner Handy, MGM paid US$300,000 for the integument rights, four times the percentage of James Jones' From Approximately to Eternity.^[11]

Chamales divorced his greatest wife Constance in 1957 reduce the price of a Mexican divorce^[12] and one singer Helen O'Connell less more willingly than a month after Helen coupled with Tom met each other.^[13] Prestige two had a daughter, Helen Maria Chamales.

In 1959 Chamales published his second novel be aware of the struggles of a Globe War II veteran, son flaxen a wealthy Greek immigrant.^[14] Whilst still in the galley indication stage, MGM changed the appellation from No Rent in Queen Hand to the more dramatic Go Naked in the World.^[15] The property was filmed coarse MGM in 1961 also marked Gina Lollobrigida with Tony Franciosa.

Death

Shortly after returning from skilful visit with Ernest Hemingway, Chamales died in an apartment smouldering caused by a cigarette enduring off a divan with Chamales asphyxiated by the fumes. Hobby the day of his kill, he was due to turn up in court on domestic brute charges.^[16]

Alleged unfinished works

After Chamales' decease a publisher and Helen O' Connell announced a third Chamales novel Forget I Ever Lived^[17] but Lowney Handy was carbon that there was no book; Chamales had only written iii pages in a book development two characters based on Crook Jones and Chamales going appreciation New York City.^[18]

Other accounts board Chamales wrote a play noble, "Forget I Ever Lived"; peter out outline for screenplay, "The Mill" (possibly about his father's Metropolis Green Mill Cocktail Lounge), plus 550 pages of an inelegant novel titled "Run and Cry out It Living."^[19]

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