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Nigel Hamilton

ナイジェル・ハミルトン

Naijeru Hamiruton

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-02-16 （Alnmouth, Northumberland, England）
Nationality
British, American
Languages
English
Residence History
London → Suffolk → Boston

Career

Occupations
Non-fiction author, academic, broadcaster
Active Years
1968-
Affiliations
De Montfort University, University of Massachusetts Boston
Influenced By
Sir Denis Hamilton

Education

Westminster School
History
Country: United Kingdom
Munich University
History
Degree: master's
Country: Germany
Trinity College, Cambridge
History
Degree: honours degree
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Whitbread Award
1981
Work: Monty: The Making of a General, 1887–1942
Category: Biography
Organization: Whitbread
Result: Winner
Templer Medal
1986
Work: Monty: The Making of a General, 1887–1942
Category: Military History
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

JFK: Reckless Youth

1992 Biography

Biography of young John F. Kennedy.

American PresidencyYouthPolitics
Adaptations
  • [TV Miniseries] JFK: Reckless Youth (1993)

Monty: The Making of a General

1981 Military Biography

Early life of Field Marshal Montgomery.

World War IIMilitary Leadership
Adaptations
  • [Documentary] Monty – In Love and War (1987)

American Caesars

2010 Political Biography

Lives of US Presidents from FDR to G.W. Bush.

American PresidentsLeadership

Bibliography

  • Royal Greenwich
  • Greenwich in Colour
  • The Brothers Mann
  • Monty Trilogy
  • Bill Clinton: An American Journey
  • Biography: A Brief History

Adaptations

  • JFK: Reckless Youth (ABC miniseries)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed biographical stylePrimary sources-based
Recurring Motifs
Leaders' livesHistorical events

Legacy

Renowned biographer, first Professor of Biography in UK, founded British Institute of Biography.

In Popular Culture

  • Biographies adapted to TV and film

Trivia

  • Has four sons
  • Married three times