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Clarence Oliver Drake (May 28, 1903 – August 19, 1991) was an American film/television director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns). [1]
Oliver Drake was born on 28 May 1903 in Boise, Idaho, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Moon Over Montana (1946), 26 Men (1957) and Today I Hang (1942). He was married to Liz Marshall and Maybelle Barringer. He died on 19 August 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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- Boise, Idaho, USA
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- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Aug 5, 1991 · May 28, 1903. Died. August 05, 1991. Cause of Death. Long Illness. Biography. Read More. Prolific director of B westerns whose career spanned the early days of silent film through the "golden age" of TV.
May 28, 1903 Birth Place: Boise, Idaho, USA. Biography. Prolific director of B westerns whose career spanned the early days of silent film through the "golden age" of TV. A former cattle rancher, Drake entered silent films as the star of numerous Westerns for Golden West Productions in San Diego, most of which he also wrote and directed.
- May 28, 1903
Aug 19, 1991 · Clarence Oliver Drake (May 28, 1903 – August 19, 1991) was an American film/television director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns). [1]
- May 28, 1903
- August 19, 1991 (age 88)
- Boise, Idaho
- Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the most prolific auteurs in B-Western history, Oliver Drake began his screen career directing and acting in very low-budget fare produced in San Diego. He turned to directing in the early talkie era and established himself as a producer/writer/director at Universal in the 1940s.
Birthday: May 28, 1903. Birthplace: Boise, Idaho, USA. Prolific director of B westerns whose career spanned the early days of silent film through the "golden age" of TV. A former cattle rancher,...
