Peter Ruric
Film story contributor
1902 – 1966
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Who was Peter Ruric?
Paul Cain was the pen name used by George Caryl Sims', an American pulp fiction author and screenwriter. He was the author of 17 short stories in Black Mask and one book, Fast One. Fast One is considered to be a landmark of the pulp fiction genre and was called the "high point in the ultra hard-boiled manner" by Raymond Chandler.
Writing under the pen name Peter Ruric, Sims enjoyed a brief career in Hollywood as a screenwriter during the 1930s, including writing the screenplay for the Boris Karloff vehicle The Black Cat. He died in North Hollywood in 1966.
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- Born
- May 30, 1902
Des Moines - Also known as
- George Carol Sims
- George Ruric
- George Carrol Sims
- Paul Cain
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 23, 1966
North Hollywood
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on July 23, 2013
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