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James Edward Grant

James Edward Grant

Known For Writing
Birthday Jul 02, 1905
Died Feb 19, 1966 (60)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Edward Grant (July 2, 1905 - February 19, 1966) was an American short story writer and screenwriter who contributed to more than fifty films between 1935 and 1971. Born in Chicago, Grant began his career in the mid-1930s developing stories or writing scr ... ipts for mostly B movies. He collaborated with John Wayne on twelve projects, starting with Angel and the Badman (which he also directed) in 1947 through Circus World in 1964. Support Your Local Gunfighter was released in 1971, five years after his death. Grant won the Bronze Wrangler, an annual award presented by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, twice, for The Alamo in 1961 and The Comancheros the following year. He and William Bowers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Sheepman in 1959. Grant wrote numerous short stories that were published in Argosy, The Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, and Liberty, among others. Grant died from cancer in Burbank, California. He owned a cattle ranch in Winton in Merced County from the 1940s until his death. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Edward Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Special Delivery

Special Delivery

1976

Writer

Hostile Guns

Hostile Guns

1967

Story

Circus World

Circus World

1964

Screenplay

Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

1963

Screenplay

McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

Screenplay

The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961

Screenplay

The Alamo

The Alamo

1960

Screenplay

The Sheepman

The Sheepman

1958

Story, Screenplay

The Proud Rebel

The Proud Rebel

1958

Story

The Last Wagon

The Last Wagon

1956

Screenplay

Three Violent People

Three Violent People

1956

Screenplay

Ring of Fear

Ring of Fear

1954

Screenplay

Hondo

Hondo

1953

Screenplay

Big Jim McLain

Big Jim McLain

1952

Writer

Bullfighter and the Lady

Bullfighter and the Lady

1951

Screenplay

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

1951

Story

Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks

1951

Screenplay

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950

Screenplay

Rock Island Trail

Rock Island Trail

1950

Screenplay

California Passage

California Passage

1950

Writer

Surrender

Surrender

1950

Story, Screenplay

Johnny Allegro

Johnny Allegro

1949

Story

The Plunderers

The Plunderers

1948

Story

Angel and the Badman

Angel and the Badman

1947

Screenplay

The Great John L.

The Great John L.

1945

Writer

Gambler's Choice

Gambler's Choice

1944

Story

Belle of the Yukon

Belle of the Yukon

1944

Screenplay

The Lady Is Willing

The Lady Is Willing

1942

Story, Screenplay

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941

Story, Screenplay

They Dare Not Love

They Dare Not Love

1941

Story

Boom Town

Boom Town

1940

Story

Music in My Heart

Music in My Heart

1940

Story, Screenplay

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade

1939

Dialogue

Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale

1939

Screenplay

Josette

Josette

1938

Screenplay

The Women Men Marry

The Women Men Marry

1937

Screenplay

Danger – Love at Work

Danger – Love at Work

1937

Screenplay

She Had to Eat

She Had to Eat

1937

Story

She's No Lady

She's No Lady

1937

Story

Big Brown Eyes

Big Brown Eyes

1936

Story

Great Guy

Great Guy

1936

Story

Grand Jury

Grand Jury

1936

Screenplay

Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up

1936

Novel

Whipsaw

Whipsaw

1935

Story

Ring of Fear

Ring of Fear

1954

Director

Angel and the Badman

Angel and the Badman

1947

Director

The Alamo

The Alamo

1960

Producer

The Great John L.

The Great John L.

1945

Producer

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