Rope

Patrick Hamilton (1904–1962) was born in West Sussex, England. After his mother withdrew him from Westminster School at the age of fifteen, Hamilton worked in the theater. At nineteen, he published his first novel and rapidly began making a name for himself. Hamilton’s finest works include Hangover Square—a Depression-era psychological thriller about intoxication, infatuation, and murder—and The Slaves of Solitude, a comedy about life behind the lines during World War II. Hamilton also enjoyed a flourishing career as a playwright. Many of his plays have been made into successful movies, most notably Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of Rope, starring Jimmy Stewart, and George Cukor’s of Gaslight, which won Ingrid Bergman an Oscar Award.