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Horace McCoy (1897–1955)

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in Pegram, Tennessee, USA

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(age 58) in Beverly Hills, California, USA
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1974 No Pockets in a Shroud (novel)
 
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (novel "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?")
 
1957 Maverick (TV series)
– According to Hoyle (1957) (story)
 
1955 Texas Lady (story and screenplay)
 
1955 The Road to Denver (screenplay)
 
1955 Rage at Dawn (screenplay)
 
1954 Dangerous Mission (screenplay / story)
 
1954 Daughters of Destiny
 
1953 Bad for Each Other (by)
 
1953 El Alaméin (writer)
 
1953 TV de Vanguarda (TV series)
– Mas Não Se Mata Cavalo? (1953) (novel)
 
1952 The Turning Point (based on a story by)
 
1952 Montana Belle (screenplay)
 
1952 The Lusty Men
 
1952 The World in His Arms (additional dialogue)
 
1952 Bronco Buster (screenplay)
 
1950 The Fireball (original story / screenplay)
 
1950 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (from "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye")
 
1947 The Fabulous Texan (screenplay)
 
1943/I There's Something About a Soldier
 
1943 Appointment in Berlin (writer)
 
1943 Flight for Freedom (story)
 
1942 Gentleman Jim (screenplay)
 
1942 Valley of the Sun (screenplay)
 
1941 Texas (screenplay)
 
1941 Wild Geese Calling
 
1941 Western Union (contributor to dialogue - uncredited)
 
1940 The Texas Rangers Ride Again
 
1940 Queen of the Mob
 
1940 Women Without Names (screenplay)
 
1940 Parole Fixer (screenplay)
 
1939 Television Spy (writer)
 
1939 Island of Lost Men (screenplay)
 
1939 Undercover Doctor (writer)
 
1939 Persons in Hiding (screenplay)
 
1938 Prison Farm (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 
1938 Hunted Men (writer)
 
1938 King of the Newsboys (story)
 
1938 Dangerous to Know (writer)
 
1936 Postal Inspector (screenplay / story)
 
1936 Parole! (screenplay)
 
1936 Fatal Lady
 
1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (adaptation)
 
1934 Speed Wings (story and screenplay)
 
1933 Hold the Press (original story and screenplay)
 
1933 Fury of the Jungle (story)
 
1933 Her Resale Value (story)
 
1933 Dangerous Crossroads (original story)
 
1933 Soldiers of the Storm (screenplay)
 
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1933 King Kong (script assistant - uncredited)
 
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1932 The Hollywood Handicap (short)
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