A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Born:
April 29, 1947
Maurice Hamilton, born on April 29, 1947, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a renowned British motorsport journalist, author, and broadcaster known for his in-depth coverage of Formula 1. With a career spanning over four decades, Hamilton has contributed to major publications including The Guardian, The Observer, and BBC Sport, offering detailed insights and analysis on the sport. He began covering F1 in the late 1970s and quickly gained a reputation for his expertise and engaging storytelling. Hamilton has authored numerous books on Formula 1, including biographies of legendary drivers and team principals, as well as historical accounts of the sport’s evolution. His books, such as Niki Lauda and Williams, are highly regarded for their depth and accuracy. He has also been a regular voice on BBC Radio 5 Live’s F1 coverage, bringing his knowledge and passion to a wide audience. As one of the most respected voices in motorsport journalism, Maurice Hamilton has made significant contributions to the understanding and appreciation of Formula 1, chronicling its history with a unique blend of insight and narrative skill.
Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.