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Writer
Horace McCoy
- Born April 14, 1897 in Pegram, Tennessee, USA
- Died December 15, 1955
Horace Stanley McCoy (1897–1955) was an American novelist whose gritty, hardboiled novels documented the hardships Americans faced during the Depression and post-war periods. McCoy grew up in Tennessee and Texas; after serving in the air force during World War I, he worked as a journalist, film actor, and screenplay writer, and is author of five novels including They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1935) and the noir classic Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948). Though underappreciated in his own time, McCoy is now recognized as a peer of Dashiell Hammett and James Cain.
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He died in Beverly Hills, California, in 1955.
Known for
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?1969
The Lusty Men1952
Western Union1941
Gentleman Jim1942
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye1950
The World in His Arms1952
Maverick1957
The Turning Point1952
Filmography
- 1974No Pockets in a ShroudFilmNovel
- 1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?FilmNovel
- 1957MaverickSeriesStory
- 1955Rage at DawnFilmScreenplay
- 1955The Road to DenverFilmScreenplay
- 1955Texas LadyFilmStory, Screenplay
- 1954Dangerous MissionFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1954Daughters of DestinyFilmWriter
- 1953Bad for Each OtherFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1953El AlaméinFilmWriter
- 1952The Lusty MenFilmWriter
- 1952The World in His ArmsFilmAdditional Dialogue
- 1952The Turning PointFilmStory
- 1952Montana BelleFilmScreenplay
- 1952Bronco BusterFilmScreenplay
- 1950Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeFilmNovel
- 1950The FireballFilmWriter
- 1947The Fabulous TexanFilmScreenplay
- 1943Flight for FreedomFilmStory
- 1943Appointment in BerlinFilmWriter
- 1943There's Something About a SoldierFilmWriter
- 1942Gentleman JimFilmScreenplay
- 1942Valley of the SunFilmScreenplay
- 1941Western UnionFilmDialogue
- 1941TexasFilmScreenplay
- 1941Wild Geese CallingFilmWriter
- 1940The Texas Rangers Ride AgainFilmWriter
- 1940Women Without NamesFilmScreenplay
- 1940Queen of the MobFilmScreenplay
- 1940Parole FixerFilmScreenplay
- 1939Island of Lost MenFilmScreenplay
- 1939Persons in HidingFilmScreenplay
- 1939Undercover DoctorFilmWriter
- 1939Television SpyFilmWriter
- 1938Dangerous to KnowFilmScreenplay
- 1938Hunted MenFilmWriter
- 1936Postal InspectorFilmScreenplay
- 1936Parole!FilmScreenplay
- 1936Fatal LadyFilmWriter
- 1934Speed WingsFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1933Dangerous CrossroadsFilmStory
- 1933Fury of the JungleFilmWriter
- 1933Soldiers of the StormFilmScreenplay