Bill Erwin played the bellhop Arthur in a 1980 movie that was adapted from what novel?
Bill Erwin William Lindsey Erwin (December 2, 1914 – December 29, 2010) was an American film, television and stage actor with over 250 television and film credits. A veteran character actor, he is widely known for his 1993 Emmy Award-nominated performance on "Seinfeld", portraying the embittered, irascible retiree Sid Fields. He also made notable appearances on shows such as "I Love Lucy" and his "". In cinema, his most recognized role is that of Arthur, a kindly bellhop at the Mackinac Island Grand Hotel, in "Somewhere in Time" (1980).
The Short-Timers The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. It was later adapted into the film "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) by Hasford, Michael Herr, and Stanley Kubrick. Hasford's novel "The Phantom Blooper" (1990) is a sequel to "The Short-Timers". The book was supposed to be the first of a trilogy, but Hasford died soon after completing its sequel and before writing the third installment.