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James Hilton (9 September 1900 – 20 December 1954) was an English novelist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his novels Lost Horizon , Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Random Harvest , as well as co-writing screenplays for the films Camille (1936) and Mrs. Miniver (1942), the latter earning him an Academy Award .
James Hilton was an English novelist whose popular works include Lost Horizon (1933), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934), and Random Harvest (1941), all of which were made into highly successful motion pictures.
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James Hilton was born in Leigh, Lancashire, England, and was the son of headmaster of Chapel End School in Walthamstow, John Hilton. James was educated at the Monoux School Walthamstow until 1914, then The Leys School, Cambridge, and then at Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he wrote his first novel and got awarded an honors degree in English Literature.
James Hilton's Three Famous Novels: Lost Horizon/Goodbye, Mr Chips/Random Harvest by James Hilton 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1941 — 5 editions
Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon, a radio adaptation on November 27, 1946, of the motion picture for the series Academy Award Theater. Lost Horizon, novel by James Hilton, published in 1933. Hugh Conway, a veteran member of the British diplomatic service, finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in Shangri-La, a utopian lamasery high in the ...
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978-1840243536 (UK) ISBN 978-0060594527 (US) Lost Horizon is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called Lost Horizon, in 1937 by director Frank Capra and a lavish musical remake in 1973 by producer Ross Hunter with music by Burt Bacharach. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a ...
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James Hilton (1900–1954) was a bestselling English novelist and Academy Award–winning screenwriter. After attending Cambridge University, Hilton worked as a journalist until the success of his novels Lost Horizon (1933) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934) launched his career as a celebrated author.
