James Hilton

As an author, James Hilton contributed to various books among them ''And Now Good-bye'' can be the first choice for readers. James Hilton was born in England in 1900 and passed away there in 1954. More than 20 novels, including ''And now Good-bye, '' Mr. Chips, were written by him. He has created various screenplays for traditional films including "Camille," and "Mrs. Miniver '' which won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The dialogue for Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent was likewise...See more

As an author, James Hilton contributed to various books among them ''And Now Good-bye'' can be the first choice for readers. James Hilton was born in England in 1900 and passed away there in 1954. More than 20 novels, including ''And now Good-bye, '' Mr. Chips, were written by him. He has created various screenplays for traditional films including "Camille," and "Mrs. Miniver '' which won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The dialogue for Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent was likewise written by Hilton. James Hilton arrived in the country in the late 1930s and later attained naturalization status. While still a student, Hilton's first book, Catherine Herself, was published in 1920. He struggled for the following 11 years, and it wasn't until 1931 that his book, ''And Now Good-bye'' brought him success. He completed his education at the Monoux School in Walthamstow up until 1914 before moving on to Christ's College in Cambridge, where he authored his first novel and received an honors degree in English literature. After receiving his degree, he began writing a twice-weekly column for "The Dublin Irish Independent," which he did for a while. He published the book "And Now Decent-Bye" in 1931, which was highly popular and gave him, as he once said, "a good return." See less