Gerald Hamilton also talks about his friendship with Christopher Isherwood, who based his character, Norris, on Hamilton. The latter admits that there is much of me in the character of Mr. Norris but not, I hasten to say, in the sex life of that worthy.
James Hogle's father, Patrick, and his brothers, who moved west, also adopted the name Hogle. Family members, who remained in Illinois, retained the name Gilmore.