James Lansdale Hodson (1891–1956) was a British novelist, scriptwriter and journalist. He was a war correspondent and northern editor of the '' Daily Mail''.James L. Hodson Archive
, Manchester City Council Born in Bury, Lancashire in 1891, Hodson worked as a war correspondent during World War II, and he wrote a war diary that was published by

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as a series of 7 books; ''Through the Dark Night'', ''Towards the Morning'', ''Before Daybreak'', War in the Sun'', ''Home Front'', ''And Yet I like America'' and ''The Sea and the Land''. He also wrote the official British film ''

Desert Victory ''Desert Victory'' is a 1943 film produced by the British Ministry of Information, documenting the Allies' North African campaign against Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps. This documentary traces the struggle between General Erwin ...

''. He toured the United States from 1943-44, writing ''And Yet I Like America'' on his return. His 1952 novel ''Morning Star'' had as its theme the freedom of the press in England. His novel ''Return To The Wood'' (1955) became a play ''Hamp'' (by John Wilson) and then a film '' King & Country'' (1964, directed by Joseph Losey and starring Dirk Bogarde). He died aged 65 on 28 August 1956 at Lewisham Hospital.

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at the National Portrait Gallery {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodson, James Lansdale 1891 births 1956 deaths People from Bury, Greater Manchester 20th-century British novelists British male journalists War correspondents of World War II British war correspondents British male novelists 20th-century British male writers Officers of the Order of the British Empire