Pete Hamill

Born

June 24, 1935

Died

August 5, 2020 · age 85

From

Brooklyn, New York, USA

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."