deaths
December 20, 1954
James Hilton, English-American author and screenwriter (born 1900)

James Hilton (novelist)
James Hilton was a British-American novelist and screenwriter. He is best remembered for his novels Lost Horizon, Goodbye, Mr. Chips and Random Harvest, as well as co-writing screenplays for the films Camille (1936) and Mrs. Miniver (1942), the latter earning him an Academy Award.