Background
Basso, Hamilton was born on September 5, 1904 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Son of Dominick and Louise (Calamari) Basso.
Basso, Hamilton was born on September 5, 1904 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Son of Dominick and Louise (Calamari) Basso.
Educated New Orleans public schools, and Tulane University (1922-1926).
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Basso worked as reporter for several newspapers in New Orleans, wrote 11 novels, primarily about the South and was an associate editor at The New Yorker for more than 20 years. His best-known work is the novel The View from Pompey's Head, a story of a New York attorney who returns to his Southern home to investigate a mystery surrounding a famous writer. The book spent almost a year on the bestseller lists in 1954.
(The Light Infantry Ball, 1959 1st Edition, by Hamilton Ba...)
Member Weston (Connecticut) School Board (term 1947-1955). Member National Institute Arts and Letters. Clubs: Century, Players.
Married Etolia Simmons, June 2, 1930.