Hamilton, Donald, 1916-2006

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Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was born on March 24, 1916 in Uppsala, Sweden; came to the US in 1924; BS, Univ. of Chicago, 1938; created Matt Helm series of detective novels, beginning with Death of a citizen (1960); contributed articles on hunting, yachting, and photography to magazines; also wrote western novels and other books, including The big country (1957), Texas fever (1960), and Donald Hamilton on guns and hunting (1970).

From the description of Papers, 1945-1995. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39153179

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Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was born on March 24, 1916 in Uppsala, Sweden; came to the U.S. in 1924; BS, University of Chicago, 1938; created Matt Helm series of detective novels, beginning with Death of a citizen (1960); contributed articles on hunting, yachting, and photography to magazines; also wrote western novels and other books, including The big country (1957), Texas fever (1960), and Donald Hamilton on guns and hunting (1970).

From the guide to the Donald Hamilton papers, 1945-1995, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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Birth 1916-03-24

Death 2006-11-20

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