Pete Hamill, the acclaimed author, died Wednesday, August 5, at age 85. His brother Denis delivered this eulogy on Saturday, August 8. Pete Hamill is going to be fine. My big brother Pete helped me with my grammar school book reports, my teenage hippie poetry, my first piece of published journalism, my first produced screenplay and most of my published novels. Pete always made … [Read more...] about Pete Hamill was a great journalist, and an even better big brother
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Pete Hamill: New Yorker
Since September 11, Pete Hamill has devoted many columns to trying to make sense of what happened, if that is possible, or trying to analyze the reaction and process of healing of New Yorkers. Hamill has been part of New York's newspaper scene since 1960 when he started as a reporter for The New York Post. His award-winning journalistic career has involved writing columns for … [Read more...] about Pete Hamill: New Yorker