Evening star., 1952-01-27
The Posing Show
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Decision Before Down Was Written Here
BY Potent in Emergency Hospital
The Posing Show
BY joy cormody

One could say without having his journalistic license revoked
that the movie Decision Before Dawn born in Emergency
Hospital
might said nativity elsewhere but
that would be another story.
George Howe who wrote original on which the m
based ncnes toward Emergency the place He pleasant
and persuasive who many successful authors can
talk about his work he had little connection with it.
Considering the circumstances under wrote
Treason the original book title this is nartlarly mnrssv
doubtful that many novels have been born under more
painful conditions Mr. Howe lying in traction shat
tered together by gesome sounding
miracle of plastic surgery Ths was the aftemath ~ $500
motor mishap on Route SO in Virginia
He Wrote to Occupy o Long Bedtime
Call It Treason" Mr.. Howe says much piece Of
psychotherapy turned out be book
and movie that apparently being very popular knew was
mmoblized had to do something started to write.
He does not write the having been able to
which is to with his mind out dictaphone
Mr. Howe archietec farmer and animal
extending his professional range
II wrote time" says making it clear that the
MY thought that this story part Of my experience
member of the oss something finally would get down
on paper After that thought might ieographed and
distributed among few interested friends
Chrstophers Come as Inspiration
The Christophes Howe would much rather
talk than about himself into the thinking when
the author OF Decision Before Dawn needed just inspiration
the society represented.
and losing interest in it in spite Of everything
wife brought pamphlet the Christophers literary prizes
for book having moral value In kidding way began
discuss book in terms OF hen all Of sudden
Being professional reaSt
not notably high He did get with the STORY much
getcaly When he finally had finished entirely
unanticipated encouragement.
senographer." says "and she made me aware
OF thing had not thought Of One OF these that trying
to talk through the mechanism that held broken
absolutely ncoherent especially to stranger.
Moreover to make things the ctaphone old
There with fulength novel buried bunch of blurred
dctaphone records"
He Figured Way Out Of Dilemma
Mr. Howe determined and artul who had not lived
thrilling like this and survived fatal automobile
accident written" going
him by any such ironic twist
the multitude of words he has spoken through his ongcenched
When finally transcribed he felt he owed to HIM
self and the Christophers competition submit for consd
Grafton. s*tsA saos7 s.e4. 4. s.s
writing the thick the kind of
dsarray could discourage professional reader before
he e had read two However right there in the Office
helpful priest and went through the script best could
got it into readable condition. and left it."
Story Dromo Of Men and Conscience
Ca Treason" the story of young German corporal
the Allied armies when it becomes
that must be redeemed from the degeneration Of
Hilers long tyranny 1t portrait of examining his
while acting against his homeland behalf Of
poyers who uncertain of his honor.
brilliant book superb motion picture
left that day with the Chrstophers Society," Mr.
Howe had little confidence it would be either
that had been written under painful condi
its writing had been extremely therapeutic Its
extraordinary subsequent has not turned him into writer
architect first animal farmer second and writer
third.
"Im writing" says. ION week ends"
goes painfully than his first novel, whose changes
by the he accepts modifying in no way the
suspense pnosophc meaning Of the original
writers give their breakfast companions the impression
well organized in their work More OF them perhaps
of solid -dimenSona