Pete Hamill (1935–2020)
Author of Forever
About the Author
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 show more 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) show less
Works by Pete Hamill
Piecework: Writings on Men & Women, Fools and Heroes, Lost Cities, Vanished Calamities and How the Weather Was (1996) 92 copies
The Six O'Clock Presidency: A Theory of Presidential Press Relations in the Age of Television (1990) 5 copies
Guys and Dolls and Other Writings 2 copies
Book Signing 1 copy
Crack and the Box 1 copy
La vita, dopo 1 copy
La Ciudad y el Crimen 1 copy
le joyau désastreux 1 copy
Associated Works
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (2012) — Contributor — 558 copies
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Contributor — 451 copies
Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas (1997) — Contributor — 429 copies
World War II Writings: The Road Back to Paris / Mollie and Other War Pieces / Uncollected War Journalism / Normandy… (2007) — Editor — 201 copies
The Sweet Science and Other Writings: The Sweet Science / The Earl of Louisiana / The Jollity Building / Between Meals… (2009) — Editor — 141 copies
Scoundrels & Scalawags: 51 Stories of the Most Fascinating Characters of Hoax and Fraud (1968) — Contributor — 53 copies
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Contributor — 47 copies
Shaking the Foundations: 200 Years of Investigative Journalism in America (Nation Books) (2003) — Preface — 45 copies
Only in New York: An Exploration of the World's Most Fascinating, Frustrating and Irrepressible City (2009) — Foreword, some editions — 42 copies
Transit Talk : New York's Bus and Subway Workers Tell Their Stories (1998) — Foreword, some editions — 26 copies
Crimes of New York: Stories of Crooks, Killers, and Corruption from the World's Toughest City (Adrenaline Classics) (2003) — Contributor — 22 copies
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 9, No. 3 [March 1985] (1985) — Contributor — 11 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Hamill, William Peter
- Birthdate
- 1935-06-24
- Date of death
- 2020-08-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- heart and kidney failure.
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- School for Visual Arts
- Occupations
- editor
journalist
novelist
sheet metal worker
graphic designer - Relationships
- Hamill, Denis (brother)
- Organizations
- United States Navy
New York Post (Editor-in-Chief)
New York Daily News (Editor-in-Chief)
Newsday - Awards and honors
- Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award (2005)
Louis Auchincloss Prive (2010)
George Polk Career Award (2014)
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Statistics
- Works
- 47
- Also by
- 27
- Members
- 6,293
- Popularity
- #3,901
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 193
- ISBNs
- 187
- Languages
- 8
- Favorited
- 16
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.”… (more)