Horace Stanley McCoy (April 14, 1897 – December 15, 1955) was an American writer whose mostly hardboiled stories took place during the Great Depression . His best-known novel is They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935), which was made into a movie of the same name in 1969, fourteen years after McCoy's death.
21-667: McCoy was born in Pegram, Tennessee . During World War I he served in the United States Army Air Corps , flying several missions behind enemy lines as a bombardier and reconnaissance photographer. He was wounded and received the Croix de Guerre for heroism from the government of France. From 1919 to 1930, he worked as a sports editor for the Dallas Journal in Texas. In 1924, he did
42-567: A Shroud , featured a heroic, misunderstood reporter as the protagonist. In 1948, McCoy published the hard-boiled classic Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye . The story is narrated by the amoral protagonist, Ralph Cotter. It was made into a James Cagney movie of the same name . Its influence—McCoy's influence—on the French filmmakers who love pulp fiction and film noir can be seen, for example, in Jean-Luc Godard 's film Made in U.S.A. , in which one character
63-521: A daughter, Amanda McCoy. He died in Beverly Hills, California of a heart attack . All-Star Detective Stories ": Black Mask : Detective-Dragnet Magazine : Detective Action Stories : Man Stories : Nickel Detective : Popular Fiction : Pegram, Tennessee Pegram is a town completely in Cheatham County , Tennessee , United States. As of the 2020 census , the population
84-520: A household in the town was $ 55,259, and the median income for a family was $ 69,306. Males had a median income of $ 40,727 versus $ 30,268 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 22,980. About 4.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over. It is also located approximately 15 miles from the Capitol Building of Tennessee. The Town of Pegram adjoins
105-534: A number of odd jobs. For example, he washed cars, picked lettuce in the Imperial Valley , and served as a bouncer at the Santa Monica pier. The bouncer job inspired They Shoot Horses, Don't They? , the story of a Depression-era dance marathon . His novel I Should Have Stayed Home dealt with the experiences of a young Southern actor attempting to find work in 1930s Hollywood. Another novel, No Pockets in
126-415: A state legislator. It is also possible that Cheatham County was also named for native middle Tennessean and Confederate general Benjamin F. Cheatham , a relative of Edward Saunders Cheatham . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 307 square miles (800 km ), of which 302 square miles (780 km ) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km ) (1.5%) is water. The county
147-565: Is bisected from northwest to southeast by the Cumberland River , with Ashland City located on its northern bank. The southern portion of the county is bisected from southeast to northwest by the Harpeth River , which meanders through generally hilly country, and along whose course are located the communities of Kingston Springs , largely to the north of Interstate 40 (I-40), and Pegram , along U.S. Route 70 (US 70). The western border of
168-451: Is reading this novel in its French translation, Adieu la vie, adieu l'amour . In Hollywood, McCoy wrote westerns, crime melodramas, and other films for various studios. McCoy worked with such movie directors as Henry Hathaway , Raoul Walsh , and Nicholas Ray . He was also an uncredited script assistant for King Kong (1933). The film Bad for Each Other (1953), for which McCoy received co-screenwriting credit (with Irving Wallace),
189-568: The Morning News described McCoy as "a sort of enfant terrible of journalism and amateur theatricals in Dallas." When Oliver Hinsdell , director of the Dallas Little Theater from 1923–31, was engaged as an acting coach for MGM , McCoy followed him to Hollywood to become a film actor. He appeared in a short, "The Hollywood Handicap" (1932), then moved on to screenwriting. McCoy also worked
210-610: The play-by-play of a baseball game for radio broadcast. In the late 1920s he began getting stories published in various pulp mystery magazines. He performed as an actor with the Dallas Little Theater. He had a prominent role in Philip Barry 's The Youngest . He described the acting experience in a Dallas Morning News piece. His acting was good enough for him to be cast in the leads in Molnár's Liliom (1928), and Sidney Howard 's They Knew What They Wanted (1929). A 1928 column in
231-515: The Metropolitan Government of Nashville boundary and is a Chartered Municipality. Horace McCoy , novelist and Hollywood screenwriter whose works include They Shoot Horses, Don't They? was born in Pegram. Cheatham County, Tennessee Cheatham County ( / ˈ t ʃ iː t ə m / CHEE -təm ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee . As of the 2020 census ,
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#1732883435300252-475: The age of 18 living with them, 64.90% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.10% were non-families. 16.90% of households were one person and 5.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.08. The age distribution was 27.70% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 33.50% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 8.60% 65 or older. The median age
273-588: The central portion of the county is defined by the course of the Harpeth. The hills east of the Harpeth and south of the Cumberland are partly set aside by the state as the Cheatham State Wildlife Management Area. North of Ashland City the hills subside into more level highlands, where the community of Pleasant View is located just south of I-24 , which generally delineates the northern border of
294-415: The county was 96.86% White , 1.48% Black or African American , 0.38% Native American , 0.18% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 0.36% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 1.22%. were Hispanic or Latino of any race. In 2005 The racial makeup of the county was 94.8% non-Hispanic whites, 2.1% African-Americans and 1.7% Latinos. In 2000 Of the 12,878 households 39.60% had children under
315-440: The county. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 41,072 people, 15,089 households, and 11,022 families residing in the county. At the 2000 census there were 35,912 people, 12,878 households, and 10,160 families in the county. The population density was 119 people per square mile (46 people/km ). There were 13,508 housing units at an average density of 45 units per square mile (17/km ). The racial makeup of
336-624: The population was 41,072. Its county seat is Ashland City . Cheatham County is located in Middle Tennessee , and is part of the Nashville-Davidson – Murfreesboro – Franklin , TN Metropolitan Statistical Area . Cheatham County was created by an Act of the Tennessee General Assembly in 1856, from lands formerly of Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, and Robertson counties. Cheatham County was named for Edward Saunders Cheatham ,
357-539: The town was 95.06% White , 3.73% African American , 0.37% Native American , 0.14% Asian , 0.19% from other races , and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population. There were 773 households, out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.9% had someone living alone who
378-624: Was 2,072. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 7.25 square miles (18.8 km ), all of it land. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 2,072 people, 911 households, and 717 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2000, there were 2146 people, 773 households, and 636 families residing in the town. The population density was 269.0 inhabitants per square mile (103.9/km ). There were 801 housing units at an average density of 100.4 per square mile (38.8/km ). The racial makeup of
399-495: Was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males. The median household income was $ 45,836 and the median family income was $ 49,143. Males had a median income of $ 34,476 versus $ 25,191 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 18,882. About 5.30% of families and 7.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.60% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over. Cheatham County
420-447: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males. The median income for
441-519: Was based on his novel Scalpel (1952) which was uncredited. McCoy was also recognized for the story, in the closing credits, of the Samantha Crawford character debut in the Maverick television series titled " According to Hoyle " starring James Garner , Diane Brewster and Leo Gordon . He was married to Helen Vinmont McCoy, with whom he had two sons, Horace Stanley McCoy II and Peter McCoy; and
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