Pete Hamill (1935–2020)
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Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Irish immigrant parents in 1935, Pete Hamill attended Mexico City College, Pratt Institute, and The School of Visual Arts before starting a career in journalism. In 1960, Hamill accepted an entry-level job at the New York Post, becoming a columnist five years later. Hamill mehr anzeigen subsequently worked as a columnist for the New York Daily News and the Village Voice. Later working as a contributing editor at Esquire, Hamill has written articles for the New York Times magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, and Playboy magazine, among others. He is also an accomplished novelist, having written more than a dozen books, including his national best-selling memoir, A Drinking Life, and the novels Snow in August; Why Sinatra Matters; and Lost Cities, Vanished Friends. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Piecework: Writings on Men & Women, Fools and Heroes, Lost Cities, Vanished Calamities and How the Weather Was (1996) 93 Exemplare
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For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Mitwirkender — 452 Exemplare
Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas (1997) — Mitwirkender — 429 Exemplare
World War II Writings: The Road Back to Paris / Mollie and Other War Pieces / Uncollected War Journalism / Normandy… (2007) — Herausgeber — 201 Exemplare
The Sweet Science and Other Writings: The Sweet Science / The Earl of Louisiana / The Jollity Building / Between Meals… (2009) — Herausgeber — 140 Exemplare
Scoundrels & Scalawags: 51 Stories of the Most Fascinating Characters of Hoax and Fraud (1968) — Mitwirkender — 53 Exemplare
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Mitwirkender — 48 Exemplare
Shaking the Foundations: 200 Years of Investigative Journalism in America (Nation Books) (2003) — Preface — 45 Exemplare
Only in New York: An Exploration of the World's Most Fascinating, Frustrating and Irrepressible City (2009) — Vorwort, einige Ausgaben — 42 Exemplare
Transit Talk : New York's Bus and Subway Workers Tell Their Stories (1998) — Vorwort, einige Ausgaben — 26 Exemplare
Crimes of New York: Stories of Crooks, Killers, and Corruption from the World's Toughest City (Adrenaline Classics) (2003) — Mitwirkender — 22 Exemplare
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 9, No. 3 [March 1985] (1985) — Mitwirkender — 11 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Hamill, William Peter
- Geburtstag
- 1935-06-24
- Todestag
- 2020-08-05
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Todesursache
- heart and kidney failure.
- Wohnorte
- New York, New York, USA
- Ausbildung
- School for Visual Arts
- Berufe
- Chefredakteur (NY Post and Daily News)
Journalist
Novellist
sheet metal worker
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- Hamill, Denis (brother)
- Organisationen
- United States Navy
New York Post (Editor-in-Chief)
New York Daily News (Editor-in-Chief)
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- Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)
Louis Auchincloss Prive (2010)
George Polk Career Award (2014)
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His uncle is murdered, he’s being followed, and his daughter is caught up in the middle of it. That part of the book is pretty good! But I was really bored with all the detail given to the conflict in Ireland. 800 years of Irish history, and a lot of it seemed to be on these pages! I was very much into the crime, the chase, and the action! I just wasn't reading this for a history lesson.
“She’s safe. Other people are dead, but my daughter is safe. That’s it. The game’s over.”… (mehr)