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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?
Feb 27, 2015 · A review of Horace McCoy's debut novel, a hardboiled fairytale about a dance marathon in the Depression, and its cultural impact. The novel explores the themes of failure, desperation, and fatalism with a brutal realism and a cult following.
Horace Stanley McCoy (1897–1955) was an American novelist whose gritty, hardboiled novels documented the hardships Americans faced during the Depression and post-war periods.
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Horace Stanley McCoy (1897–1955) was an American novelist whose gritty, hardboiled novels documented the hardships Americans faced during the Depression and post-war periods.
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Horace McCoy has 26 books on Goodreads with 29774 ratings. Horace McCoy’s most popular book is They Shoot Horses, Don't They?.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a novel written by Horace McCoy and first published in 1935. The story mainly concerns a dance marathon during the Great Depression. It was adapted into Sydney Pollack's 1969 film of the same name.
Horace McCoy (1897-1955) was a writer and actor who wrote novels such as They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and Scalpel. He also worked on films such as Speed Wings, The Lusty Men and Dangerous Mission.