William Edmund Barrett, commonly known as William E. Barrett, was an American writer, best known for the 1962 novella The Lilies of the Field which was made into an award-winning film.
Barrett wrote many mystery stories for pulp magazines like All Detective
The Left Hand of God is a 1955 American drama film. It was directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Buddy Adler, from a screenplay by Alfred Hayes, based on the novel The Left Hand of God, by Willia
William Edmund Barrett
…Three of his novels were made into films: The Left Hand of God, starring Humphrey Bogart Lilies of the Field based on his novel The Lilies of the Field, featuring Sidney Poitier in an Oscar-winning performance…