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  1. Anthony Walter Patrick Hamilton (17 March 1904 – 23 September 1962) [1] was an English playwright and novelist. He was well regarded by Graham Greene and J. B. Priestley , and study of his novels has been revived because of their distinctive style, deploying a Dickensian narrative voice to convey aspects of inter-war London street culture.

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  3. Patrick Hamilton was an English playwright and novelist, notable for his capture of atmosphere and the Cockney dialect traditionally associated with the East End of London. Hamilton began acting in 1921 and then, fascinated by theatrical melodrama, took to writing.

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  4. Patrick Hamilton. 4.21 avg rating — 2,374 ratings. Quotes by Patrick Hamilton (?) “Too much thought is bad for the soul, for art, and for crime. It is also a sign of middle age.” ― Patrick Hamilton. 49 likes. Like.

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    • September 23, 1962
    • March 17, 1904
  5. Patrick Hamilton has 73 books on Goodreads with 37735 ratings. Patrick Hamiltons most popular book is Hangover Square.

  6. May 18, 2016 · Interesting facts about a neglected novelist and playwright. 1. Patrick Hamilton’s famous fans and champions have included Doris Lessing and Graham Greene. The playwright and author J. B. Priestley was also an admirer of Hamilton’s work, much of which focuses on working-class British life.

  7. Feb 5, 2008 · Asked to leave theological college in the late 1940s after a sudden extinction of his faith, Patrick Hamilton soon came to make a habit of losing his job.

  8. A celebrated ‘bright youngnovelist of the Twenties and Thirties, Hamilton was in tune with the times. Sadly, at the peak of his career in 1932, he was accidentally run over by a car, sustaining multiple fractures and requiring plastic surgery.

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