ebru ary ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁– ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁screen writer ▁and ▁film ▁director . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁H aines ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁honor able ▁dis charge . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁Navy , ▁he ▁had ▁married ▁D ede ▁Wright , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁his ▁command ing ▁Admir al , ▁although ▁they ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁after ▁having ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Film ▁career ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁military , ▁H aines ▁studied ▁literature ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona ▁before ▁receiving ▁his ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley . ▁He ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁K P FA , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁film ▁director ▁Joseph ▁Str ick ▁through ▁film ▁critic ▁Paul ine ▁K ael . ▁Str ick ▁was ▁im pressed ▁with ▁H aines ' ▁intellectual ▁curiosity ▁and ▁film ▁knowledge , ▁and ▁got ▁him ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁the ▁writing ▁department ▁at ▁Columbia ▁Pictures . ▁ ▁Str ick ▁obtained ▁the ▁film ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁James ▁Joy ce ▁novel ▁U ly ss es , ▁and ▁brought ▁H aines ▁on ▁board ▁as ▁co - writer ▁and ▁associate ▁producer ▁for ▁the ▁film , ▁with ▁Str ick ▁direct ing