Heck Allen

Heck Allen

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1912-09-29
Deathday: 1991-10-26 (79 years old)

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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. Allen'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.

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Filmography

all 86

Movies 86

Writer 65

Writer
Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3

Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 3 (2021)

Movie
Writer
Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2

Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 2 (2020)

Movie
Writer
Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1

Tex Avery Screwball Classics: Volume 1 (2020)

Movie
Writer
Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection

Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection (2007)

Movie
Writer
North Star

North Star (1996)

Movie
Writer
Into the Badlands

Into the Badlands (1991)

Movie
Writer
Tex Avery: King of Cartoons

Tex Avery: King of Cartoons (1988)

Movie
Writer
Young Billy Young

Young Billy Young (1969)

Movie
3.5
Writer
Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold (1969)

Movie
Writer
Journey to Shiloh

Journey to Shiloh (1968)

Movie
6
Writer
Yellowstone Kelly

Yellowstone Kelly (1959)

Movie
Writer
Pillars of the Sky

Pillars of the Sky (1956)

Movie
The Leader
The River Changes

The River Changes (1956)

Movie
Story
Cellbound

Cellbound (1955)

Movie
Story
Deputy Droopy

Deputy Droopy (1955)

Movie
6
Story
The First Bad Man

The First Bad Man (1955)

Movie
Writer
The Tall Men

The Tall Men (1955)

Movie
Writer
Santa Fe Passage

Santa Fe Passage (1955)

Movie
Story
Field and Scream

Field and Scream (1955)

Movie
Story
Dixieland Droopy

Dixieland Droopy (1954)

Movie
Writer
The Flea Circus

The Flea Circus (1954)

Movie
Story
The Farm of Tomorrow

The Farm of Tomorrow (1954)

Movie
Writer
Bird-Brain Bird Dog

Bird-Brain Bird Dog (1954)

Movie
Writer
Homesteader Droopy

Homesteader Droopy (1954)

Movie
Writer
Sleepy-Time Squirrel

Sleepy-Time Squirrel (1954)

Movie
Writer
Billy Boy

Billy Boy (1954)

Movie
Writer
The Impossible Possum

The Impossible Possum (1954)

Movie
Story
Drag-A-Long Droopy

Drag-A-Long Droopy (1954)

Movie
4
Writer
The Three Little Pups

The Three Little Pups (1953)

Movie
Writer
Half-Pint Palomino

Half-Pint Palomino (1953)

Movie
Writer
Wee-Willie Wildcat

Wee-Willie Wildcat (1953)

Movie
Story
T.V. of Tomorrow

T.V. of Tomorrow (1953)

Movie
Writer
Heir Bear

Heir Bear (1953)

Movie
Story
Little Johnny Jet

Little Johnny Jet (1953)

Movie
Writer
Cobs and Robbers

Cobs and Robbers (1953)

Movie
Writer
Barney's Hungry Cousin

Barney's Hungry Cousin (1953)

Movie
Writer
Busybody Bear

Busybody Bear (1952)

Movie
Writer
The Little Wise Quacker

The Little Wise Quacker (1952)

Movie
Writer
Caballero Droopy

Caballero Droopy (1952)

Movie
1
Writer
Rock-a-Bye Bear

Rock-a-Bye Bear (1952)

Movie
Writer
Sleep Happy

Sleep Happy (1951)

Movie
Writer
Puny Express

Puny Express (1951)

Movie
Writer
The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow (1949)

Movie
Writer
Drooler's Delight

Drooler's Delight (1949)

Movie
Writer
Scrappy Birthday

Scrappy Birthday (1949)

Movie
Various Townspeople
Wild and Woody!

Wild and Woody! (1948)

Movie
Story
The Cat That Hated People

The Cat That Hated People (1948)

Movie
Writer
Dog Tax Dodgers

Dog Tax Dodgers (1948)

Movie
Writer
Lucky Ducky

Lucky Ducky (1948)

Movie
Story
Wet Blanket Policy

Wet Blanket Policy (1948)

Movie
Writer
Half-Pint Pygmy

Half-Pint Pygmy (1948)

Movie
6
Writer
Little 'Tinker

Little 'Tinker (1948)

Movie
1
Writer
What Price Fleadom

What Price Fleadom (1948)

Movie
Story
King-Size Canary

King-Size Canary (1947)

Movie
Story
Slap Happy Lion

Slap Happy Lion (1947)

Movie
Writer
Uncle Tom's Cabana

Uncle Tom's Cabana (1947)

Movie
7
Writer
Red Hot Rangers

Red Hot Rangers (1947)

Movie
6
Writer
Hound Hunters

Hound Hunters (1947)

Movie
6
Writer
Henpecked Hoboes

Henpecked Hoboes (1946)

Movie
Story
Northwest Hounded Police

Northwest Hounded Police (1946)

Movie
Writer
The Hick Chick

The Hick Chick (1946)

Movie
Writer
Lonesome Lenny

Lonesome Lenny (1946)

Movie
Story
Wild and Woolfy

Wild and Woolfy (1945)

Movie
Story
Swing Shift Cinderella

Swing Shift Cinderella (1945)

Movie
Writer
The Shooting of Dan McGoo

The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)

Movie
Writer
Jerky Turkey

Jerky Turkey (1945)

Movie
Story
The Screwy Truant

The Screwy Truant (1945)

Movie
Writer
Big Heel-Watha

Big Heel-Watha (1944)

Movie
Writer
Happy-Go-Nutty

Happy-Go-Nutty (1944)

Movie
Story
Screwball Squirrel

Screwball Squirrel (1944)

Movie
Writer
Who Killed Who?

Who Killed Who? (1943)

Movie
Writer
The Boy and the Wolf

The Boy and the Wolf (1943)

Movie
Writer
Wild Honey, or, How to Get Along Without a Ration Book

Wild Honey, or, How to Get Along Without a Ration Book (1942)

Movie
Writer
Chips Off the Old Block

Chips Off the Old Block (1942)

Movie
Writer
The Bear and the Beavers

The Bear and the Beavers (1942)

Movie
Writer
The Flying Bear

The Flying Bear (1941)

Movie
Writer
Little Cesario

Little Cesario (1941)

Movie
Writer
The Lonesome Stranger

The Lonesome Stranger (1940)

Movie
Writer
Gallopin' Gals

Gallopin' Gals (1940)

Movie
Writer
The Homeless Flea

The Homeless Flea (1940)

Movie
Writer
Home on the Range

Home on the Range (1940)

Movie
Writer
The Bear That Couldn't Sleep

The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939)

Movie
Writer
Jitterbug Follies

Jitterbug Follies (1939)

Movie
Writer
Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure (1938)

Movie
Writer
The Captain's Pup

The Captain's Pup (1938)

Movie
Story
Cleaning House

Cleaning House (1938)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1912-09-29

Deathday
1991-10-26 (79 years old)

Birth Place
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Henry Wilson Allen, Henry Allen, Will Henry, Clay Fisher

Awards
Owen Wister Award


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