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1900 - Born on the 9th of September in Leigh, Lancashire, England.
1920 - He first began to write, contributing articles to newspapers and publishing his first novel, Catherine Herself.
- He became a journalist and had several more of his novels published, though without conspicuous success.
1930 - Hilton moved to Hollywood, where he wrote or cowrote screen scenarios.
1934 - His novella Goodbye, Mr. Chips was published in the British Weekly in 1934 and became enormously popular after it was reprinted in the Atlantic Monthly that same year.
1933 - Hilton's novels Knight Without Armor and Lost Horizon, which had been published, were quickly reissued and also attracted wide readerships.
1953 - The last of Hilton's 14 novels, Time and Time Again, was published.
1954 - Died on the 20th of December in Long Beach, California.
1920 - He first began to write, contributing articles to newspapers and publishing his first novel, Catherine Herself.
- He became a journalist and had several more of his novels published, though without conspicuous success.
1930 - Hilton moved to Hollywood, where he wrote or cowrote screen scenarios.
1934 - His novella Goodbye, Mr. Chips was published in the British Weekly in 1934 and became enormously popular after it was reprinted in the Atlantic Monthly that same year.
1933 - Hilton's novels Knight Without Armor and Lost Horizon, which had been published, were quickly reissued and also attracted wide readerships.
1953 - The last of Hilton's 14 novels, Time and Time Again, was published.
1954 - Died on the 20th of December in Long Beach, California.
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