John Hampson (novelist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Hampson (novelist)
English novelist
Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1901
Place of Birth: Handsworth, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 26-Dec-1955
Profession: writer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About John Hampson (novelist)
- John Frederick Norman Hampson Simpson (26 March 1901 – 26 December 1955), who wrote as John Hampson, was an English novelist. Best known for his 1931 novel Saturday Night at the Greyhound – an unexpected success for the Hogarth Press – he was a member of the Birmingham Group of working class authors which included Walter Allen, Leslie Halward, Walter Brierley and Peter Chamberlain.
- His elder brother was the motorcycle racer, Jimmy Simpson (James Hampson-Simpson).
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