A. Hamilton Gibbs
English-American novelist (1888–1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Hamilton Gibbs (9 March 1888 – 24 May 1964) was an English-American novelist. He was the brother of Cosmo Hamilton and Sir Philip Gibbs.[1]
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A. Hamilton Gibbs | |
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Born | 9 March 1888 |
Died | 24 May 1964(1964-05-24) (aged 76) Boston. U.S. |
Occupation | Novelist |
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Born in London, Gibbs wrote 16 novels and two books of poetry. His novels include The Persistent Lovers (1915) (which was adapted into a 1922 film of the same name), Soundings (1925) (the best-selling book in the United States that year), and Chances (1930) adapted for film Chances (1931).
Gibbs became a United States citizen in 1931, and thereafter lived primarily in Lakeville, Massachusetts. He died in Boston in 1964, survived by his wife Jeanette (Philips), a writer and lawyer.[2]