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Nigel Hinton | |
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| Born | 1941 London, United Kingdom |
| Genre | Teenage and children's fiction |
| Notable works | Buddy , Beaver Towers , Collision Course |
| Spouse | Rolande Lager (1980–present) |
Nigel Hinton (born 1941 in London) is an English novelist, primarily of fiction for teenagers.
Hinton worked in advertising for two years, then taught English for nine years at the Hugh Christie School in Tonbridge, Kent. He then worked as a professional actor and did some teaching part-time before deciding to concentrate on writing. He has published at least twenty three novels from Collision Course (1976) to The Norris Girls (2017), including the Buddy trilogy for teenagers and the Beaver Towers stories for younger children. His novel The Finders won the Federation of Children's Book Groups Award, and Collision Course won the Dutch Silver Pen Award. His novel Out of the Darkness won the Lancashire Book Award and the Stockport Book Award. [1] His novel Time Bomb, set in 1949 in the area in which he grew up, won the 2006 Rotherham Book Award. In 2014 his short novel Partners In Crime won the Coventry Inspiration Book Award.
He has adapted some of his novels for dramatic production, notably Buddy which was made into a BBC television series, and Buddy's Song which was made into a feature film. Both features starred Roger Daltrey as Buddy's father Terry. He has also written a number of original scripts for television and theatre.
Hinton's work is used much by schools, and Buddy has been one of the best selling for teenagers. Teachers particularly appreciate his novels because they appeal to a wide range of pupil ability including those who do not normally like reading.[ citation needed ] However, The Norris Girls, written for girls, is different from the usual boy appeal of his novels; it is based partly on Little Women and all the protagonists are female although the writing style is otherwise the same.
Regarding music, Hinton co-wrote the song "Take Me Home" for Roger Daltrey's 1987 album Can't Wait to See the Movie . He also contributed to the soundtrack of Buddy's Song by co-writing nine songs, all performed by Chesney Hawkes who played Buddy in the film. He co-wrote the song "Always Heading Home" for Roger Daltrey's 2018 album As Long As I Have You. He has also written a number of songs for the UK Americana band The Orange Circus Band including the song "I Miss You".
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