About

Known credits:
45
Birthday:
1897-04-14
Place of birth:
Pegram, Tennessee, USA
Website:
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Horace McCoy

Overview

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

Writing
1974 No Pockets in a Shroud Writing Novel 58
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1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Writing Novel 65
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1955 Texas Lady Writing Screenplay 59
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1955 Texas Lady Writing Story 59
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1955 The Road to Denver Writing Screenplay 59
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1955 Rage at Dawn Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 Dangerous Mission Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 Dangerous Mission Writing Story 59
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1954 Daughters of Destiny Writing Writer 58
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1953 Bad for Each Other Writing Screenplay 59
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1953 Bad for Each Other Writing Story 59
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1953 El Alaméin Writing Writer N/A
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1952 Montana Belle Writing Screenplay 58
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1952 The Lusty Men Writing Writer 59
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1952 The Turning Point Writing Story 59
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1952 Bronco Buster Writing Screenplay 59
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1950 The Fireball Writing Writer 58
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1950 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Writing Novel 59
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1947 The Fabulous Texan Writing Screenplay 59
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1943 There's Something About a Soldier Writing Writer 58
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1943 Appointment in Berlin Writing Writer 59
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1943 Flight for Freedom Writing Story 58
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1942 Gentleman Jim Writing Screenplay 60
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1942 Valley of the Sun Writing Screenplay 59
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1941 Texas Writing Screenplay 59
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1941 Wild Geese Calling Writing Writer 58
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1941 Western Union Writing Dialogue 59
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1940 The Texas Rangers Ride Again Writing Writer 59
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1940 Queen of the Mob Writing Screenplay 58
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1940 Women Without Names Writing Screenplay 59
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1940 Parole Fixer Writing Screenplay N/A
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1939 Television Spy Writing Writer 59
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1939 Island of Lost Men Writing Screenplay 58
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1939 Undercover Doctor Writing Writer 59
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1939 Persons in Hiding Writing Screenplay 58
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1938 Hunted Men Writing Writer 59
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1938 Dangerous to Know Writing Screenplay 59
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1936 Postal Inspector Writing Screenplay 59
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1936 Parole! Writing Screenplay 59
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1936 Fatal Lady Writing Writer N/A
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1934 Speed Wings Writing Story N/A
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1934 Speed Wings Writing Screenplay N/A
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1933 Fury of the Jungle Writing Writer N/A
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1933 Soldiers of the Storm Writing Screenplay N/A
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Crew
1952 The World in His Arms Crew Additional Dialogue 59
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