A. Hamilton Gibbs
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.
A. Hamilton Gibbs | |
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Portrait from The Sun, 1919 | |
| Born | 9 March 1888 London, England, UK |
| Died | 24 May 1964 (aged 76) Boston. U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
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.
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