![]() ![]() Haines and his boyfriend got jobs working at the local DuPont factory, producing nitrocellulose for $50 a week. The pair went first to Richmond and then to Hopewell, which had a reputation for immorality. Haines ran away from home at the age of 14, accompanied by another unidentified young man whom Haines referred to as his "boyfriend". He became fascinated with stage performance and motion pictures at an early age, spending hours watching early silent films in the local theatres. He was baptized at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Staunton at the age of eight, where he later sang in the choir. He had four younger siblings: Lillian, born in 1902 Ann, born in 1907 George, Jr., born in 1908 and Henry, born in 1917. ![]() Two older siblings died in their infancy. Haines was probably born on January 2, 1900, the third child of George Adam Haines, a cigar maker, and Laura Virginia Haines (née Matthews). ![]()
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