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Yes. The semi-autobiographical novel, The Lost Weekend (1944), was written by American novelist Charles R. Jackson. The novel parallels Jackson's own struggles while on a writer's five day binge.

At the time this movie was made (1945), three balls indicated a pawnshop, much like a red-and-white stripe indicated a barbershop. Information on the history of pawnshops can be found here.