Author Henry Farrell lives in Pacific Palisades, California, close to the Pacific Ocean. Short story writer, novelist and screenplay writer, he has written works filmed by such innovative directors as Robert Aldrich and Francois Trauffaut. In the process he has created roles for, among others, stars like Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotton, Agnes Moorhead, Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Tony Perkins, Julie Harris, Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Egan, Joan Hackett, Cecil Kellaway, Mary Astor, Victor Buono, Bruce Dern, Dennis Weaver and Bernadette Lafont.

Apart from his work on Whatever Happen To Baby Jane? Henry is currently putting the finishing touches to a new novel provocatively titled A Piece Of Clarisse.