Horace McCoy

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1897 – 1955

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Who was Horace McCoy?

Horace McCoy was an American writer whose hardboiled novels took place during the Great Depression. His best-known novel is They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, which was made into a movie of the same name in 1969, fourteen years after McCoy's death.

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Born
Apr 14, 1897
Pegram
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  • United States of America
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Died
Dec 15, 1955
Beverly Hills

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on July 23, 2013

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