Premise: BUtterfield 8 is a 1960 drama film directed by Daniel Mann, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Laurence Harvey. Taylor won her first Academy Award for her performance in a leading role. The film was based on a 1935 novel written by John O'Hara in the wake of the success of his critically acclaimed "Appointment in Samarra".
Hypothesis: John O'Hara began selling more novels due to Taylor's success in winning her first Academy Award.