Talk:Donald Hamilton

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Nitpyck in topic check a quote

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Well, was he born in 1924, or in 1916? It can't be both. My own reference books show the date in 1916 to be the correct one.

A Matt Helm fan


He's my great uncle. I;ll consult my grandmother and get back to you.

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The article says his output was all paperback originals, but very early on some of his work came out in hardcover runs. For instance, I have a hardcover copy of Steel Mirror. But I don't know enough about the publishing history to be sure the hardcover came first.

John Enright

At least his first three novels were hardbacks -- I've put that into the article. Hayford Peirce 20:29, 30 July 2006 (UTC)Reply


Could there be some more attention paid to his westerns? A couple of those [BIG COUNTRY and SMOKY VALLEY] are genre classics, still sought after today. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.9.135.162 (talk) 16:03, 24 August 2008 (UTC)Reply

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Can anyone verify the Carr quote about Cloud Cuckoo Land ? No one would characterize Matt Helm's world as "unrealistically idealistic state where everything is perfect". Nitpyck (talk) 04:35, 2 April 2010 (UTC)Reply