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James Hilton

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James Hilton

Birth
Leigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Death
20 Dec 1954 (aged 54)
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Author, Screenwriter. A novelist for most of his writing career, he wrote the popular works "Lost Horizon" (1933), "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1934) and "Random Harvest" (1941), all three of which were turned into successful Hollywood motion pictures. He also wrote several motion picture screenplays, most notably "Camille" (1936) and "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), winning an Academy Award for the latter.
Author, Screenwriter. A novelist for most of his writing career, he wrote the popular works "Lost Horizon" (1933), "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1934) and "Random Harvest" (1941), all three of which were turned into successful Hollywood motion pictures. He also wrote several motion picture screenplays, most notably "Camille" (1936) and "Mrs. Miniver" (1942), winning an Academy Award for the latter.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jan 29, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20028/james-hilton: accessed ), memorial page for James Hilton (9 Sep 1900–20 Dec 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20028, citing Knollkreg Memorial Park, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.