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James Hilton (academic) James Loyd Hilton (born January 23, 1959) is an American psychologist, educator, and academic administrator. Hilton served as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan since September 1, 2013. [1] He was also Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, [2] responsible for developing strategies ...
James Hilton (novelist) 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 .
- Fantasy, adventure novel, mainstream fiction
- 20 December 1954 (aged 54), Long Beach, California, U.S.
Mar 13, 2024 · 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. The son of a schoolmaster, Hilton attended Christ’s College, Cambridge (A.B., 1921), where he
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biography. James Hilton was born on 9th September 1900 in Leigh, Lancashire. His father, John, was a schoolmaster and his mother, Elizabeth (nee Burch) had been a schoolmistress before her marriage. James attended the George Monoux School in Walthamstow, London before attending The Leys School, Cambridge, where he was a pupil from 1915 – 1918 ...
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, novel by James Hilton, published serially and in book form in 1934. The work depicts the career of Mr. Chipping, a gentle schoolteacher at an English public school.
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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 ...
James Hilton may refer to: James Hilton (academic) (born 1959), Vice Provost and University Librarian & Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan. James Hilton (designer) (born 1973), English designer. James Hilton (novelist) (1900–1954), English novelist.
