Heck Allen
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- September 12, 1912
- Died
- October 26, 1991 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Wilson "Heck" Allen (September 12, 1912 – October 26, 1991) was an American author and screenwriter. He used several different pseudonyms for his works. His 50+ novels of the American West were published under the pen names Will Henry and Clay Fisher. Allen's screenplays and scripts for animated shorts were credited to Heck Allen and Henry Allen. In 1937 Allen began working as a contract screenwriter for MGM animation division. While his early work was for Harman and Ising's Barney Bear series, his longest collaboration was with director Tex Avery. Allen was credited as story artist on many classic Avery shorts, included Swing Shift Cinderella, King-Size Canary, and The First Bad Man, among many others. Allen downplayed his contributions to the shorts, claiming that Avery merely used him as a sounding board for his own ideas. Allen's career as a novelist began in 1952, with the publication of his first Western No Survivors. Allen, afraid that the studio would disapprove of his moonlighting, used a pen name to avoid trouble. He would go on to publish over 50 novels, eight of which were adapted for the screen. Most of these were published under one or the other of the pseudonyms Will Henry and Clay Fisher. Allen was a five-time winner of the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America and a recipient of the Levi Strauss Award for lifetime achievement.
Known For
Filmography
Into the Badlands
Movie · Short Story
Young Billy Young
Movie · Novel
Mackenna's Gold
Movie · Novel
Journey to Shiloh
Movie · Novel
Yellowstone Kelly
Movie · Book
Pillars of the Sky
Movie · Novel
The Tall Men
Movie · Novel
Field and Scream
Movie · Story
The First Bad Man
Movie · Story
Cellbound
Movie · Story
Santa Fe Passage
Movie · Story
Deputy Droopy
Movie · Story
The Farm of Tomorrow
Movie · Story
Billy Boy
Movie · Story
The Flea Circus
Movie · Story
Dixieland Droopy
Movie · Story
Sleepy-Time Squirrel
Movie · Story
Drag-A-Long Droopy
Movie · Story
Half-Pint Palomino
Movie · Story
The Three Little Pups
Movie · Story
T.V. of Tomorrow
Movie · Story
Little Johnny Jet
Movie · Story
Wee-Willie Wildcat
Movie · Story
Heir Bear
Movie · Story
Barney's Hungry Cousin
Movie · Story
Cobs and Robbers
Movie · Story
Rock-a-Bye Bear
Movie · Story
Caballero Droopy
Movie · Story
Busybody Bear
Movie · Story
Scrappy Birthday
Movie · Writer
The House of Tomorrow
Movie · Story
The Cat That Hated People
Movie · Story
Wild and Woody!
Movie · Story
Wet Blanket Policy
Movie · Story
Half-Pint Pygmy
Movie · Story
King-Size Canary
Movie · Story
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
Movie · Writer
Hound Hunters
Movie · Writer
Red Hot Rangers
Movie · Writer
Slap Happy Lion
Movie · Story
Northwest Hounded Police
Movie · Story
Lonesome Lenny
Movie · Story
The Hick Chick
Movie · Writer
Henpecked Hoboes
Movie · Writer
Swing Shift Cinderella
Movie · Story
The Screwy Truant
Movie · Story
Jerky Turkey
Movie · Story
The Shooting of Dan McGoo
Movie · Writer
Wild and Woolfy
Movie · Story
Screwball Squirrel
Movie · Story
Big Heel-Watha
Movie · Writer
Who Killed Who?
Movie · Story
The Uninvited Pest
Movie · Writer
Wild Honey, or, How to Get Along Without a Ration Book
Movie · Writer
The Bear and the Beavers
Movie · Writer
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
Movie · Writer
Cleaning House
Movie · Story