Haines ' life story is told in the 1998 `` Wisecracker : The Life and Times of William Haines , Hollywood 's First Openly Gay Star '' by William J. Mann , and his designs are the subject of Peter Schifando and Haines associate Jean H. Mathison 's 2005 book `` Class Act : William Haines Legendary Hollywood Decorator '' .
Haines 's life story is told in the 1998 biography `` Wisecracker : The Life and Times of William Haines , Hollywood 's First Openly Gay Star '' by William J. Mann . Haines 's designs are the subject of Peter Schifando and Haines associate Jean H. Mathison 's 2005 book `` Class Act : William Haines Legendary Hollywood Decorator '' .