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James Hilton (1) (1900–1954)

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James Hilton was born in Leigh, Lancashire, England on September 9, 1900. While attending the Leys School in Cambridge, he published several stories in the school magazine. In 1918, he won a scholarship to Christ's College, Cambridge, where he joined the University Officer Training Squadron. Before mostra altro he saw any action, the war ended. He published his first novel, Catherine Herself, in 1920, while still an undergraduate. After Cambridge, he became a freelance journalist, writing chiefly for The Manchester Guardian and later The Irish Independent and reviewing fiction for The Daily Telegraph. During this time, he had several more of his novels published, though without conspicuous success. In 1931, he enjoyed his first popular success with And Now Goodbye and was able to take up writing fiction full time. His other works include Lost Horizon, which won the Hawthornden Prize, Goodbye Mr. Chips, and Random Harvest, all of which were made into highly successful motion pictures. In 1935, he was invited to Hollywood to work as a screenwriter. He wrote screenplays for Camille, Foreign Correspondent, Forever and a Day, The Story of Dr. Wassell, The Tuttles of Tahiti, and We Are Not Alone. He won the Best Screenplay Oscar for Mrs. Miniver in 1942. During his Hollywood years, he continued to write novels including Nothing So Strange, Morning Journey, and Time and Time Again. He also served as the narrator for Madame Curie and the adaptation of his novel So Well Remembered, in addition to hosting CBS Radio's Hallmark Playhouse from 1948 until 1953. He died of liver cancer on December 20, 1954. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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Opere di James Hilton

Orizzonte perduto (1933) 3,951 copie
Addio, Mr Chips! (1934) 2,285 copie
Random Harvest (1941) 506 copie
So Well Remembered (1945) 166 copie
Was It Murder? (1931) 129 copie
Time and Time Again (1953) 128 copie
Nothing So Strange (1947) 127 copie
Mrs. Miniver [1942 film] (1942) — Screenwriter — 111 copie
Without Armor (1934) 64 copie
Morning Journey (1951) 51 copie
And Now Good-Bye (1931) 48 copie
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) 46 copie
To You, Mr. Chips (1938) 40 copie
Great Modern Short Novels (1966) — Collaboratore; Collaboratore — 39 copie
We Are Not Alone (1937) 37 copie
Ill Wind (1932) 32 copie
The Passionate Year (1939) 22 copie
The Dawn of Reckoning (1925) 15 copie
Catherine Herself (1946) 4 copie
Terry 3 copie
Storm Passage (2003) 3 copie
The silver flame (1949) 3 copie
The Failure 1 copia
The Bat King 1 copia
Lives of Men 1 copia

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Men at War: The Best War Stories of All Time (1942) — Collaboratore — 286 copie
Murder at the Manor: Country House Mysteries (2016) — Collaboratore — 165 copie
Best Loved Books for Young Readers 04 (1831) — Autore — 100 copie
More Stories to Remember, Volume I (1958) — Collaboratore — 84 copie
Orizzonte perduto [1937 film] (1937) — Original book — 76 copie
More Stories to Remember, Volumes I & II (1958) — Collaboratore — 57 copie
XII Twelve Short Novels (1961) — Collaboratore — 34 copie
Tales of Dungeons and Dragons (1986) — Collaboratore — 23 copie
20 Best Film Plays (1943) — Collaboratore — 16 copie
Goodbye, Mr. Chips [1969 film] (1969) — Autore — 16 copie
More O. Henry: One Hundred more of the Master's Stories (1933) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni15 copie
Ellery Queen’s Eleven Deadly Sins (1991) — Collaboratore — 6 copie
The Word Lives On: A Treasury of Spiritual Fiction (1951) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
The Story of Dr. Wassell [1944 film] (1944) — Original book — 4 copie
Knight Without Armour [1937 film] (1937) — Original novel — 3 copie
Ten Great Stories: A New Anthology (1945) — Collaboratore — 2 copie

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In un villaggio inglese, la signora Miniver vede partire suo marito e il maggiore dei suoi figli per la guerra. Il villaggio viene bombardato, ma gli abitanti non si lasciano avvilire. Un mitragliamento, però, uccide la fidanzata del figlio. (fonte: Wikipedia)
 
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47
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Utenti
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Popolarità
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Voto
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Recensioni
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ISBN
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Lingue
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