Pete Hamill

Born: June 24, 1935
Died: August 5, 2020 (85 years old)
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Pete Hamill was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and editor. During his career as a New York City journalist, he was described as "the author of columns that sought to capture the particular flavors of New York City's politics and sports and the particular pathos of its crime."