James Hilton

About

English novelist most well known for his novels Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chips.

Before Fame

His first novel, Catherine Herself, was published in 1920 when he was twenty years old.

Trivia

He also worked as a screenwriter and won an Academy Award for Mrs. Miniver in 1942.

Family Life

He was married to Alice Brown from 1935 to 1937 and Galina Kopineck from 1937 to 1945.

Associated With

Peter O'Toole starred in the 1969 film adaptation of his novel, Goodbye, Mr. Chips.