McCoy, Horace, 1897-1955
Variant namesHorace McCoy was born April 14, 1897 in Pegram, TN; worked for Dallas Journal and Dallas Dispatch in 1920s; his hard-boiled detective fiction appeared in Black Mask magazine; arrived in Hollywood to pursue acting career in 1931; sold screenplay, The luxury girl, in 1933; his first and most notable novel was They shoot horses, don't they?(1935); during the next twenty years, he wrote scripts for several Hollywood studios and produced five additional novels; died Dec. 15, 1955.
From the description of Papers, 1920-1956. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38060718
Biography
Horace McCoy was born April 14, 1897 in Pegram, Tennessee; worked for Dallas Journal and Dallas Dispatch in 1920s; his hard-boiled detective fiction appeared in Black Mask magazine; arrived in Hollywood to pursue acting career in 1931; sold screenplay, The Luxury Girl, in 1933; his first and most notable novel was They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935); during the next twenty years, he wrote scripts for several Hollywood studios and produced five additional novels; died December 15, 1955.
From the guide to the Horace McCoy Papers, 1920-1956, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| associatedWith | Nichols, Dudley, 1895-1960. | person |
| associatedWith | Pierce, William. | person |
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Person
Birth 1897-04-14
Death 1955-12-16
Americans
English
