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Horace McCoy

Horace McCoy

Known For Writing
Birthday Apr 14, 1897
Died Dec 15, 1955 (58)
Birthplace Pegram, Tennessee, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025
Entry Date Aug 05, 2025
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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 acto ... r, 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.

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Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn

1955

Screenplay

The Road to Denver

The Road to Denver

1955

Screenplay

Texas Lady

Texas Lady

1955

Story, Screenplay

Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

1954

Story, Screenplay

Bad for Each Other

Bad for Each Other

1953

Story, Screenplay

El Alaméin

El Alaméin

1953

Writer

Bronco Buster

Bronco Buster

1952

Screenplay

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952

Writer

The World in His Arms

The World in His Arms

1952

Additional Dialogue

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1952

Story

Montana Belle

Montana Belle

1952

Screenplay

The Fireball

The Fireball

1950

Writer

The Fabulous Texan

The Fabulous Texan

1947

Screenplay

Flight for Freedom

Flight for Freedom

1943

Story

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

1943

Writer

Valley of the Sun

Valley of the Sun

1942

Screenplay

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942

Screenplay

Western Union

Western Union

1941

Dialogue

Texas

Texas

1941

Screenplay

Wild Geese Calling

Wild Geese Calling

1941

Writer

Parole Fixer

Parole Fixer

1940

Screenplay

Women Without Names

Women Without Names

1940

Screenplay

Queen of the Mob

Queen of the Mob

1940

Screenplay

Undercover Doctor

Undercover Doctor

1939

Writer

Island of Lost Men

Island of Lost Men

1939

Screenplay

Persons in Hiding

Persons in Hiding

1939

Screenplay

Television Spy

Television Spy

1939

Writer

Hunted Men

Hunted Men

1938

Writer

Dangerous to Know

Dangerous to Know

1938

Screenplay

Parole!

Parole!

1936

Screenplay

Fatal Lady

Fatal Lady

1936

Writer

Postal Inspector

Postal Inspector

1936

Screenplay

Speed Wings

Speed Wings

1934

Story, Screenplay

Fury of the Jungle

Fury of the Jungle

1933

Writer

Soldiers of the Storm

Soldiers of the Storm

1933

Screenplay

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