| Michael Clayton Hutton | |
| Death Date: | 21 August 1953 |
| Death Place: | England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Playwright |
Michael Clayton Hutton was a British author and playwright notable for several plays that appeared in the West End during the post-Second World War era.[1] He died in 1953 at the age of thirty three.[2] He was reportedly suffering from depression when he committed suicide.[3] Several of his plays were adapted for film and television including The Happy Family that was turned into a 1952 film of the same title.[4] He had a posthumous success in the West End with his comedy Silver Wedding in 1957.[5]