Background
Nigel Hinton was born in London in 1941.
Nigel Hinton was born in London in 1941.
Dulwich College.
Hinton worked in advertising for two years, then taught English for nine years. He then worked as a professional actor and did some part-time teaching before deciding to concentrate on writing. He has written at least twenty two novels from Collision Course (1976) to Daredevil (2015) including the Buddy trilogy for teenagers and the Beaver Towers stories for younger children.
He has adapted some of his novels for the screen, notably Buddy which was made into a British Broadcasting Corporation television series, and Buddy"s Song which was made into a feature film.
Both films starred Roger Daltrey as Buddy"s dad. He has also written a number of original scripts for television and the theatre.
Hinton"s work is used widely in schools, and Buddy has been one of the best selling novels for teenagers in the last thirty five years. Teachers particularly appreciate his novels because they appeal to a wide range of pupil ability and are even enjoyed by teenage boys who don"t usually like reading.