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Patrick Hamilton(1904-1962)

  • Writer
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Patrick Hamilton was born on 17 March 1904 in Hassocks, Sussex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Rope (1948), Gaslight (1944) and Gaslight (1940). He was married to Lois M. Martin and Lady Ursula Chetwynd-Talbot. He died on 23 September 1962 in Sheringham, Norfolk, England, UK.
BornMarch 17, 1904
DiedSeptember 23, 1962(58)
BornMarch 17, 1904
DiedSeptember 23, 1962(58)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

James Stewart in Rope (1948)
Rope
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1948
Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight (1944)
Gaslight
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1944
Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard in Gaslight (1940)
Gaslight
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1940
Linda Darnell, George Sanders, and Laird Cregar in Hangover Square (1945)
Hangover Square
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1945

Credits

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  • Gaslight (2023)
    Gaslight
    Podcast Series
    • Writer
    • 2023
  • Rope (2020)
    Rope
    • from the play by
    • 2020
  • Hangover Square (2009) Theatrical Poster
    Hangover Square
    • novel
    • 2009
  • Bryan Dick and Zoë Tapper in Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (2005)
    Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • book
    • 2005
  • Nigel Havers in The Charmer (1987)
    The Charmer
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • novel "Mr. Stimpson & Mr. Gorse"
    • novel "Mr. Stimpson and Mr. Gorse"
    • 1987
  • Drohung bei Mondlicht
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1987
  • To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
    To theatro tis Defteras
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • El mundo del espectáculo
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Josef Meinrad and Erika Pluhar in Gaslicht (1977)
    Gaslicht
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1977
  • Andrea Del Boca in Alta comedia (1965)
    Alta comedia
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1971
  • Teatro de misterio
    TV Series
    • author
    • play
    • 1970
  • De strop
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Köysi
    TV Movie
    • play "Rope's End"
    • 1967
  • Obsession
    TV Movie
    • play "Gaslight"
    • 1966

Personal details

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  • Born
    • March 17, 1904
    • Hassocks, Sussex, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 23, 1962
    • Sheringham, Norfolk, England, UK(cirrhosis of the liver and kidney failure)
  • Spouses
      Lois M. Martin1930 - 1953 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Angel Street" (filmed as Gaslight (1940), Gaslight (1944), Gaslight (1947), Gaslight (1959), Gaslicht (1977), Obsession (1966), Gaslight (1960))
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    Son of Olivia Roy.

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