Horace McCoy
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- April 14, 1897
- Died
- December 15, 1955 (aged 58)
- Birthplace
- Pegram, Tennessee, USA
Biography
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. He died in Beverly Hills, California, in 1955.
Known For
Filmography
No Pockets in a Shroud
Movie · Novel
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Movie · Novel
Maverick
TV · Story · 1 ep
Rage at Dawn
Movie · Screenplay
The Road to Denver
Movie · Screenplay
Texas Lady
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Dangerous Mission
Movie · Story, Screenplay
Daughters of Destiny
Movie · Writer
Bad for Each Other
Movie · Screenplay, Story
El Alaméin
Movie · Writer
The Turning Point
Movie · Story
Bronco Buster
Movie · Screenplay
Montana Belle
Movie · Screenplay
The Lusty Men
Movie · Writer
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Movie · Novel
The Fireball
Movie · Writer
The Fabulous Texan
Movie · Screenplay
Appointment in Berlin
Movie · Writer
Flight for Freedom
Movie · Story
There's Something About a Soldier
Movie · Writer
Gentleman Jim
Movie · Screenplay
Valley of the Sun
Movie · Screenplay
Wild Geese Calling
Movie · Writer
Texas
Movie · Screenplay
Western Union
Movie · Dialogue
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Movie · Writer
Women Without Names
Movie · Screenplay
Queen of the Mob
Movie · Screenplay
Parole Fixer
Movie · Screenplay
Television Spy
Movie · Writer
Persons in Hiding
Movie · Screenplay
Undercover Doctor
Movie · Writer
Island of Lost Men
Movie · Screenplay
Hunted Men
Movie · Writer
Dangerous to Know
Movie · Screenplay
Fatal Lady
Movie · Writer
Postal Inspector
Movie · Screenplay
Parole!
Movie · Screenplay
Speed Wings
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Fury of the Jungle
Movie · Writer
Soldiers of the Storm
Movie · Screenplay
Dangerous Crossroads
Movie · Story