Donald Hamilton

Born in Uppsala, Sweden, and educated at the University of Chicago where he earned a B.S. in 1938, he later served as a lieutenant-chemist in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World II before turning to writing. Beginning with short pieces for Collier’s and The Saturday Evening Post in 1946, he published his first novel in 1947 and went on to produce 38 books, most notably the Matt Helm series of spy t… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources