Pete Hamill

Born 24 June 1935 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died 5 August 2020 (aged 85)

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."