Horace McCoy
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
WritingBirthday
April 14, 1897Deathday
December 15, 1955Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
41Place of birth
Pegram, Tennessee, USA
Crew credits
Rage at Dawn
Screenplay
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Novel
The Turning Point
Story
Gentleman Jim
Screenplay
Appointment in Berlin
Writer
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Novel
Bad for Each Other
Screenplay, Story
The World in His Arms
Additional Dialogue
The Fireball
Writer
Montana Belle
Screenplay
Dangerous Mission
Screenplay, Story
Flight for Freedom
Story
The Fabulous Texan
Screenplay
Valley of the Sun
Screenplay
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Writer
Women Without Names
Screenplay
There's Something About a Soldier
Writer
Fatal Lady
Writer
Hunted Men
Writer
Television Spy
Writer
Wild Geese Calling
Writer
