L.P. Hartley
Born
December 30, 1895
Died
December 13, 1972 (76 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
Whittlesey, United Kingdom
Born Leslie Poles Hartley, but more known just as L. P. Hartley. British writer and short story writer. His best-known novels are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1947), The Go-Between (1953) and The Hireling (1957). The first was made into a TV movie in 1977, and the other two were made into cinema films in 1971 and 1973.