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Ernest James Haycox (October 1, 1899 – October 13, 1950) [1] was an American writer of Western fiction . Haycox in 1923. Biography. Haycox was born in Portland, Oregon, to William James Haycox and the former Martha Burghardt on October 1, 1899. [2] .
Ernest Haycox was one of the prominent authors of the historical and western fiction genres, hailing from The United States. He was born on October 1, 1899; and died on October 13, 1950. Author Haycox’s birth had taken place in Portland, Oregon.
Ernest Haycox was a prolific and influential Western writer who wrote novels, short stories, and essays. He was known for his stagecoach stories, his historical novels, and his Oregon Country settings.
Ernest Haycox was a renowned western writer and UO journalism alumnus. He wrote 22 novels and 250 short stories, some of which inspired Hollywood classics like "Stagecoach".
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A biography of Ernest Haycox, a Portland-born writer of novels and short stories, and a Hollywood screenwriter. Learn about his life, family, career, and legacy.
Feb 26, 2018 · Ernest Haycox died in 1950, but he continues to cast a long shadow over Western fiction. In Ernest Haycox and the Western (University Press of Oklahoma, $29.95), Richard W. Etulain gives us a literary history of the author’s work, with special emphasis on two.
The Ernest Haycox Papers comprise manuscripts of his short stories and novels, magazine tearsheets, freestanding volumes and research material. Manuscripts for some of his earliest short stories are missing, but most of these are represented by tearsheets.
