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Heck Allen

Heck Allen

Known For Writing
Birthday Sep 12, 1912
Died Oct 26, 1991 (79)
Birthplace Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Apr 29, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 29, 2024
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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. All ... en'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

The River Changes

The River Changes

1956

as The Leader

Wild and Woody!

Wild and Woody!

1948

as Various Townspeople (voice)

Into the Badlands

Into the Badlands

1991

Short Story

Young Billy Young

Young Billy Young

1969

Novel

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold

1969

Novel

Journey to Shiloh

Journey to Shiloh

1968

Novel

Yellowstone Kelly

Yellowstone Kelly

1959

Book

Pillars of the Sky

Pillars of the Sky

1956

Novel

Santa Fe Passage

Santa Fe Passage

1955

Story

Cellbound

Cellbound

1955

Story

The First Bad Man

The First Bad Man

1955

Story

Field and Scream

Field and Scream

1955

Story

The Tall Men

The Tall Men

1955

Novel

Deputy Droopy

Deputy Droopy

1955

Story

Billy Boy

Billy Boy

1954

Story

Drag-A-Long Droopy

Drag-A-Long Droopy

1954

Story

The Flea Circus

The Flea Circus

1954

Story

Dixieland Droopy

Dixieland Droopy

1954

Story

Heir Bear

Heir Bear

1953

Story

Little Johnny Jet

Little Johnny Jet

1953

Story

Cobs and Robbers

Cobs and Robbers

1953

Story

Half-Pint Palomino

Half-Pint Palomino

1953

Story

Wee-Willie Wildcat

Wee-Willie Wildcat

1953

Story

T.V. of Tomorrow

T.V. of Tomorrow

1953

Story

Caballero Droopy

Caballero Droopy

1952

Story

Rock-a-Bye Bear

Rock-a-Bye Bear

1952

Story

Busybody Bear

Busybody Bear

1952

Story

Scrappy Birthday

Scrappy Birthday

1949

Writer

Half-Pint Pygmy

Half-Pint Pygmy

1948

Story

Wild and Woody!

Wild and Woody!

1948

Story

Wet Blanket Policy

Wet Blanket Policy

1948

Story

Hound Hunters

Hound Hunters

1947

Writer

Slap Happy Lion

Slap Happy Lion

1947

Story

Red Hot Rangers

Red Hot Rangers

1947

Writer

Uncle Tom's Cabana

Uncle Tom's Cabana

1947

Writer

King-Size Canary

King-Size Canary

1947

Story

Henpecked Hoboes

Henpecked Hoboes

1946

Writer

The Hick Chick

The Hick Chick

1946

Writer

Lonesome Lenny

Lonesome Lenny

1946

Story

Jerky Turkey

Jerky Turkey

1945

Story

Wild and Woolfy

Wild and Woolfy

1945

Story

The Screwy Truant

The Screwy Truant

1945

Story

Big Heel-Watha

Big Heel-Watha

1944

Writer

Screwball Squirrel

Screwball Squirrel

1944

Story

Who Killed Who?

Who Killed Who?

1943

Story

Cleaning House

Cleaning House

1938

Story

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