But, FTP, what writer remains best known for the film adaptations of his Pal Joey and Butterfield 8, as well as his most famous work Appointment in Samarra?
He used a variety of settings in his fiction, including Philadelphia in Lovely Childs and Hollywood in The Big Laugh, but most of his novels and stories were based in and around his hometown of Pottsville.  Thus Swedish Haven in The Lockwood Concern is really Schuylkill.  The clash between provinciality and money dominated works like The Doctor's Son and Sermons and Soda Water.  His main characters were often successful men who fell hard, including Joe Chapin and Julian English in Ten North Frederick and his most famous work.  But, FTP, what writer remains best known for the film adaptations of his Pal Joey and Butterfield 8, as well as his most famous work Appointment in Samarra?
He used a variety of settings in his fiction, including Philadelphia in Lovely Childs and Hollywood in The Big Laugh, but most of his novels and stories were based in and around his hometown of Pottsville.  
John Henry O'Hara