John Hampson (novelist)
John Hampson | |
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Portrait of John Hampson by Howard Coster | |
| Born | 26 March 1901 Handsworth, Birmingham |
| Died | 26 December 1955 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | English |
John Frederick Norman Hampson Simpson (26 March 1901 – 26 December 1955) was an English novelist writing as John Hampson. Best known for his 1931 novel Saturday Night at the Greyhound, he was a member of a Birmingham Group of working-class authors that included Walter Allen, Leslie Halward, Walter Brierley and Peter Chamberlain.