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| Also Known As: | James Bellah | Died: | September 22, 1976 |
| Born: | September 14, 1899 | Cause of Death: | heart attack |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, USA | Profession: | screenwriter, author, advertising copywriter |
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Novelist and journalist whose main contributions to cinema were not his (few) screenplays but the stories he provided for several notable John Ford films, particularly the 7th Cavalry trilogy: "Fort Apache" (1948), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949) and "Rio Grande" (1950).
Novelist and journalist whose main contributions to cinema were not his (few) screenplays but the stories he provided for several notable John Ford films, particularly the 7th Cavalry trilogy: "Fort Apache" (1948), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949) and "Rio Grande" (1950).
Milestones close milestones
1927:
Worked as foreign correspondent for <i>Aero Digest</i>
1933:
First screen credit (from novel), "Dancing Lady"
1955:
First film as co-writer (with John Twist), "The Sea Chase"
Education
Columbia University:
New York , New York - 1923
Georgetown University:
Washington , Washington D.C. - 1945
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