1.Author Pete Hamill was born in Brooklyn,N.Y.in 1935.He attended Mexico City College in 1956-1957,studying painting and writing.He has been a columnist for the New York Post,the Daily News, and New York Newsday,and has won many journalistic awards. Pete Hamill was born in Brooklyn, N. Y. in 1935. He attended Mexico City College in 1956—1957, studying painting and writing. He has been a columnist for the New York Post, the Daily News, and New York Newsday, and has won many journalistic awards. I. Author