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Horace Stanley McCoy (April 14, 1897 – December 15, 1955) was an American writer whose mostly hardboiled stories took place during the Great Depression. His best-known novel is They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935), which was made into a movie of the same name in 1969, fourteen years after McCoy's death.
Horace McCoy was born on 14 April 1897 in Pegram, Tennessee, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Speed Wings (1934), The Lusty Men (1952) and Dangerous Mission (1954). He died on 16 December 1955 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
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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.
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Feb 27, 2015 · Tired of Living, Afraid of Dying: Horace McCoy’s Legacy. By Chris Morgan February 27, 2015. HORACE MCCOY knew failure intimately. In 1931 he left behind a successful career in journalism...
The ruthlessness of Hollywood is laid bare in Horace McCoy's classic 1935 novel. Anita Sethi. Sat 23 Apr 2011 19.05 EDT. S urvival is all in the harsh world evoked in Horace McCoy's...
Horace McCoy. About the Author. Horace McCoy was an American author best known for his hard-boiled and noir novels set during the Great Depression. GET PERSONALIZED BOOK RECS 📚. Stay in touch. Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a novel written by Horace McCoy and first published in 1935. The story mainly concerns a dance marathon during the Great Depression. It was adapted into Sydney Pollack's 1969 film of the same name.
