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James Hilton

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James Hilton Famous memorial

Birth
Leigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Death
20 Dec 1954 (aged 54)
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial*
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map

* This is the original burial site

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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: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2131/james-hilton: accessed ), memorial page for James Hilton (9 Sep 1900–20 Dec 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 2131, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.