James Hilton (1900 - 1954)

Born 9 Sep 1900 in Leigh, Lancashire, England

Died 20 Dec 1954 at age 54 in Long Beach, California, United States

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Novelist best known for Lost Horizon (1934), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1937), and Random Harvest (1941) — all three of which were successfully adapted into films.

Biography

James Hilton is Notable.

James Hilton was born on the 9th September 1900, in Leigh, Lancashire, England, the son of John Hilton, an educator, and Elizabeth Burch.^[1]

James Hilton was born in Leigh, Lancashire, England.

On the 2nd April 1911, the 10-year-old James, at school, was living at Walthamstow, Essex, with his family. Home at the time were his father: John (39), a Schoolmaster, head council; and his mother: Elizabeth (41).^[2]

In 1938 he moved to California, where he applied for naturalisation, becoming an American citizen in 1948.

In 1942 he won an Academy Award for his work on the screenplay adaptation of Jan Struther's novel Mrs. Miniver.

James Hilton passed away on the 20th December 1954, in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States,^[3] and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach.^[4] A second memorial for James is placed in Knollkreg Memorial Park, Abingdon, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration — England & Wales births, deaths and marriages registrations, General Register Office United Kingdom, Southport, England, HM Passport Office online search Births: Name: HILTON, JAMES; Mother's Maiden Surname: BURCH; GRO Reference: 1900 D Quarter in LEIGH Volume 08C Page 283
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWFJ-QSF : 22 June 2019), James Hilton in household of John Hilton, Walthamstow, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGYF-3D6 : 26 November 2014), James Hilton, 20 Dec 1954; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ Burial — Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/2131/james-hilton : accessed 27 February 2022), memorial page for James Hilton (9 Sep 1900–20 Dec 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #2131, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave.

• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGY9-MR74 : 1 March 2021), James Hilton, 1954.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JBWW-8PJ : 11 January 2021), James Hilton, Dec 1954; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Memorial #2 — Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/20028/james-hilton : accessed 27 February 2022), memorial page for James Hilton (9 Sep 1900–20 Dec 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #20028, citing Knollkreg Memorial Park, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave.

• BDM registrations.

See also :

• Wikipedia : James Hilton
• Wikidata: Item Q43227, en:Wikipedia