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 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.
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No Pockets in a Shroud (1974)
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
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Maverick (1957)
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Texas Lady (1955)
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The Road to Denver (1955)
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Rage at Dawn (1955)
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Dangerous Mission (1954)
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Daughters of Destiny (1954)
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Bad for Each Other (1953)
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El Alaméin (1953)
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Montana Belle (1952)
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The Lusty Men (1952)
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The World in His Arms (1952)
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The Turning Point (1952)
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Bronco Buster (1952)
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The Fireball (1950)
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
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The Fabulous Texan (1947)
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There's Something About a Soldier (1943)
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Appointment in Berlin (1943)
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Flight for Freedom (1943)
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Gentleman Jim (1942)
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Valley of the Sun (1942)
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Texas (1941)
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Wild Geese Calling (1941)
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Western Union (1941)
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The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
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Queen of the Mob (1940)
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Women Without Names (1940)
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Parole Fixer (1940)
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Television Spy (1939)
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Island of Lost Men (1939)
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Undercover Doctor (1939)
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Persons in Hiding (1939)
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Hunted Men (1938)
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King of the Newsboys (1938)
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Dangerous to Know (1938)
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Postal Inspector (1936)
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Parole! (1936)
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Fatal Lady (1936)
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The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
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Speed Wings (1934)
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Hold the Press (1933)
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Fury of the Jungle (1933)
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Dangerous Crossroads (1933)
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Soldiers of the Storm (1933)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1897-04-14
Deathday1955-12-15 (58 years old)
Birth PlacePegram, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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