James Hilton (novelist) months later it appeared as a book in Britain. Hilton, who lived and worked in Hollywood beginning in the mid-1930s, won an Academy Award in 1942 for his work on the screenplay of "Mrs. Miniver", based on the novel by Jan Struther. He presented six episodes of "Ceiling Unlimited" (1943) and hosted "The Hallmark Playhouse" (1948–1953) for CBS Radio. One of his later novels, "Morning Journey", was about the film business. Some of Hilton's novels were filmed: Hilton co-wrote the book and lyrics for "Shangri-La", a disastrous 1956 Broadway musical adaptation of "Lost Horizon". There is one sequel to "Lost
Lost Horizon (1973 film) and successful partnership was effectively terminated by their experiences working on the score. Bacharach felt that the producers were sanctioning weakened versions of his music, and he attempted to exert greater influence over what was being developed. However this led to him being banned from the editing suite. His animosity towards David, who he felt was inadequately supportive, destroyed their professional relationship. Bacharach's own vision of the music was later realised in his album "Living Together" (1974). "Lost Horizon" was such a poor performer at the box office that the film subsequently gained the nickname "Lost Investment". Bette Midler alluded