Gene hill biography

also known asGene Atkins Hill

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Gene Hill was an American author, columnist and copywriter, who contributed his works to nature-related magazines.

His books include "A Hunter's Fireside Book", "Hill Country", "Mostly Tailfeathers", "A Gallery of Waterfowl and Upland Birds" and others.

Background

Gene Hill was born on May 15, 1928, in Swartswood, New Jersey, United States.

He was a son of Irving Hill and Pauline (Flynt) Hill.

Gene hill biography

Also, Gene had two brothers — Walter Hill and Edwin Hill.

Education

Gene Hill graduated from Harvard University.

Career

During World War II, Hill served in Okinawa. In his early career, from 1958 to 1965, Gene worked as an advertising copywriter at Doyle Dane Bernbach company (present-day DDB Worldwide) in New York City.

Later, he joined the J. Walter Thompson Agency as its creative director, a position he had held until 1973, turning to outdoor w