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Horace McCoy

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Also known as Horace Stanley McCoy

American writer (1897–1955)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Horace McCoy is referenced by 93 other articles, and connects out to World War I, myocardial infarction and Great Depression.

It is catalogued under topics including 1897 births, 1955 deaths and 20th-century American male writers.

Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born
14 April 1897
Died
15 December 1955
Works
13

Top works

  • They shoot horses don't they
  • מיתת נשיקה
  • הם יורים גם בסוסים
  • The great Louisiana lottery
  • The lusty men (1952)

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Film & TV

Pegram, Tennessee, USA

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?…

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1943-08-20
doctor whovoice actor

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
65
Total plays
74

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/HORACE+MCCOY">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Pegram
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
Conflict
World War I
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cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1897-04-14
date of death
1955-12-16
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Horace McCoy
writing language
English language
Sources (4)

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