About

Known credits:
60
Birthday:
1905-07-02
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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James Edward Grant

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

James Edward Grant (July 2, 1905 - February 19, 1966) was an American short story writer and screenwriter who contributed to more than fifty films between 1935 and 1971.

Born in Chicago, Grant began his career in the mid-1930s developing stories or writing scripts for mostly B movies. He collaborated with John Wayne on twelve projects, starting with Angel and the Badman (which he also directed) in 1947 through Circus World in 1964. Support Your Local Gunfighter was released in 1971, five years after his death.

Grant won the Bronze Wrangler, an annual award presented by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, twice, for The Alamo in 1961 and The Comancheros the following year. He and William Bowers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Sheepman in 1959.

Grant wrote numerous short stories that were published in Argosy, The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and Liberty, among others.

Grant died from cancer in Burbank, California. He owned a cattle ranch in Winton in Merced County from the 1940s until his death.

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Known for

Directing
1954 Ring of Fear Directing Director 58
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1947 Angel and the Badman Directing Director 59
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Writing
2009 Angel and the Badman Writing Story 58
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1976 Special Delivery Writing Writer 58
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1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter Writing Writer 59
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1967 Hostile Guns Writing Story 58
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1964 Circus World Writing Screenplay 59
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1963 McLintock! Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1963 Donovan's Reef Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1961 The Comancheros Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1960 The Alamo Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1958 The Proud Rebel Writing Story 59
Average
1958 The Sheepman Writing Story 59
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1958 The Sheepman Writing Screenplay 59
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1956 Three Violent People Writing Screenplay 59
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1956 The Last Wagon Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 Ring of Fear Writing Screenplay 58
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1953 Hondo Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1952 Big Jim McLain Writing Writer 58
Average
1951 Flying Leathernecks Writing Screenplay 58
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1951 Two of a Kind Writing Story 59
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1951 Bullfighter and the Lady Writing Screenplay 59
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1950 California Passage Writing Writer 58
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1950 Surrender Writing Story 58
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1950 Surrender Writing Screenplay 58
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1950 Rock Island Trail Writing Screenplay 59
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1950 Father Is a Bachelor Writing Story 59
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1950 Sands of Iwo Jima Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1949 Johnny Allegro Writing Story 59
Average
1948 The Plunderers Writing Story 58
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1947 Angel and the Badman Writing Screenplay 59
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1945 The Great John L. Writing Writer 58
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1944 Belle of the Yukon Writing Screenplay 58
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1944 Gambler's Choice Writing Story 59
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1942 The Lady Is Willing Writing Story 59
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1942 The Lady Is Willing Writing Screenplay 59
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1941 Johnny Eager Writing Screenplay 59
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1941 Johnny Eager Writing Story 59
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1941 They Dare Not Love Writing Story 59
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1940 Boom Town Writing Story 60
Fair
1940 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby Writing Story 59
Average
1940 Music in My Heart Writing Screenplay 59
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1940 Music in My Heart Writing Story 59
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1939 Hollywood Cavalcade Writing Dialogue 59
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1939 Miracles for Sale Writing Screenplay 59
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1938 There's That Woman Again Writing Writer 59
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1938 We're Going to Be Rich Writing Story 58
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1938 Josette Writing Screenplay 59
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1937 Danger – Love at Work Writing Screenplay 59
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1937 The Women Men Marry Writing Screenplay 58
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1937 She's No Lady Writing Story N/A
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1937 She Had to Eat Writing Story 58
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1936 Great Guy Writing Story 59
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1936 Grand Jury Writing Screenplay 59
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1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Writing Story 58
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1936 Big Brown Eyes Writing Story 59
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1936 Muss 'em Up Writing Novel 59
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1935 Whipsaw Writing Story 59
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Production
1960 The Alamo Production Producer 64
Fair
1945 The Great John L. Production Producer 58
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