Premise: Michael Blodgett (September 26, 1939 – November 14, 2007) was an American actor, novelist, and screenwriter. Of his many film and television appearances he is best known for his performance as gigolo Lance Rocke in Russ Meyer's 1970 cult classic "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls". He retired from acting in the late 1970s and began a writing career.
Hypothesis: Blodgett started writing after he stopped acting.