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Chase Borden (January 11, 1900 – March 8, 1971) was an American writer. Career. Early jobs. Born Devin Borden, he left school at fourteen went through an assortment of jobs, including driving for gangster Frankie Yale and working as a sandhog on the construction of New York City's Holland Tunnel, where he worked with union leader Norman Redwood.
Borden Chase. Writer: Red River. Prior to his career as a writer, Chase was employed as chauffeur for notorious prohibition-era gangster Frankie Yale -- until Yale was 'rubbed out' by Al Capone's mob in July 1928.
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- January 11, 1900
- Borden Chase
- March 9, 1971
Borden Chase weaves the tale of the first cattle drive from Texas on the Chisholm Trail with concise, but picturesque prose. He tells a timeless story of honor, betrayal, and love at a breakneck pace that never grows old.
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Borden Chase is the author of Red River (4.01 avg rating, 100 ratings, 21 reviews, published 1948), The Big Bold West Super Pack 2 (4.21 avg rating, 14 r...
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Borden Chase pursued a successful screenwriting career from the mid-1930s into the 1970s by creating tough heroes who faced danger and death in the uncivilized days of the American West.
Born Frank Fowler in Brooklyn , New York, Borden Chase served in the Navy during World War I and put in time as a shipyard worker, carnival high diver, driver for gangster Frankie Yale, and sandhog on the New York's Holland Tunnel before turning to writing.
The Borden Chase papers primarily contain scripts and other manuscript material written by Chase, including film and television scripts, published books and short stories, and other manuscript materials. Also included are other personal and professional files and some photographs.
