Horace McCoy
Born: April 14, 1897
Died: December 15, 1955 (aged 58)
Bio: 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.
Known for:
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935)
- I Should Have Stayed at Home (1938)
- No Pockets in a Shroud (1937)
- Horace McCoy's Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye. (1948)