But then Hellinger dies a few days before he leaves for Hollywood or quits his job. Becomes director of the literary department at the Music Corporation of America. He holds this position until 1951. He stays there until 1953. Goes to the Catholic Digest , where he is executive editor of the New York office and founds the Catholic Digest Book Club.
Shot begins coming in, then resigns.
His book The Girl in Poison Cottag e is published as a Gold Medal Book by Fawcett. His book Parish Pries t is published by McGraw-Hill Travels in the footsteps of Lincoln and Booth in the eastern United States, to prepare for The Day Lincoln was Shot . His book, The Making of a Priest , is published by the Archdiocese of Newark. His book, The Day Lincoln Was Shot , is published. After the money for The Day Lincoln Was Shot begins coming in, he quits at Catholic Digest to become a full-time writer.