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Chase Borden (January 11, 1900 – March 8, 1971) was an American writer. Career. Early jobs. Born Devin Borden, he left school at fourteen went through an assortment of jobs, including driving for gangster Frankie Yale and working as a sandhog on the construction of New York City's Holland Tunnel, where he worked with union leader Norman Redwood.
Borden Chase. Writer: Red River. Prior to his career as a writer, Chase was employed as chauffeur for notorious prohibition-era gangster Frankie Yale -- until Yale was 'rubbed out' by Al Capone's mob in July 1928. Chase, then still going by the more prosaic name Frank Fowler, as well Yale's other regular driver, James Caponi, were lucky to be ...
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- January 11, 1900
- Borden Chase
- March 9, 1971
Biography. Showing all 10 items. Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Family (2) | Trivia (3) | Personal Quotes (1) Overview (3) Mini Bio (1) Prior to his career as a writer, Chase was employed as chauffeur for notorious prohibition-era gangster Frankie Yale -- until Yale was 'rubbed out' by Al Capone 's mob in July 1928.
1935. Under Pressure …. Technical Advisor. Born Frank Fowler in Brooklyn , New York, Borden Chase served in the Navy during World War I and put in time as a shipyard worker, carnival high diver, driver for gangster Frankie Yale, and sandhog on the New York's Holland Tunnel before turning to writing. He penned pulp stories and novels, then ...
4.01. 100 ratings21 reviews. Red Blazing Guns On The Chisholm Trail is a western novel written by Borden Chase. The book tells the story of Tom Dunson, a young man who decides to take his cattle from Texas to Missouri during the late 1800s.
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Borden Chase - Writer. Writer. Nationality: American. Born: Frank Fowler in Brooklyn, New York, 11 January 1900. Family: Married the pianist Lee Keith (first of three wives); daughter: Barrie Chase. Career: Left school at 14; worked as boxer, taxi driver, high diver in a carnival, shipyard worker, bootlegger, deep sea diver, sandhog (tunnel ...
The papers of writer Borden Chase, screenwriter of many westerns including "Red River", "Winchester '73", and "The Far Country". The collection contains scripts, books, short stories, and personal and professional files from his life and career. It is open to the public and has no access restrictions.
