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James Hilton
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1900-09-09 ) 9 September 1900, Leigh , Lancashire , England, U.K.
- Died
- 20 December 1954 (1954-12-20) (aged 54), Long Beach, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist screenwriter
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom United States
- Alma mater
- Christ's College, Cambridge
- Genre
- Fantasy adventure novel mainstream fiction
- Notable works
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips Lost Horizon
- Spouse
- Alice Brown ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1937 ) Galina Kopernak ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1945 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Hilton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Lancashire
- Place of death
- Long Beach
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Christ's College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Lost Horizon
- Field of work
- non-fiction literature
- Genre
- fantasy
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1900-09-09
- date of death
- 1954-12-20
- cause of death
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Commons category
- James Hilton
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Encyclopedic overview
James Hilton (9 September 1900 – 20 December 1954) was a British-American novelist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his novels Lost Horizon; Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Random Harvest; and co-writing screenplays for the films Camille (1936) and Mrs. Miniver (1942), the latter earning him an Academy Award.
Early life and education
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