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Clair Huffaker(1926-1990)

  • Writer
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Clair Huffaker was born on 24 September 1926 in Magna, Utah, USA. He was a writer, known for The Comancheros (1961), Hellfighters (1968) and Flap (1970). He was married to Geraldine E Wood, Joyce Lou Sin Rainboldt, Winifred Dutton Moore, Irene DeMartini and Norma Lee Fink. He died on 3 April 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 24, 1926
DiedApril 3, 1990(63)
BornSeptember 24, 1926
DiedApril 3, 1990(63)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

John Wayne, Ina Balin, Lee Marvin, Nehemiah Persoff, and Stuart Whitman in The Comancheros (1961)
The Comancheros
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1961
John Wayne and Katharine Ross in Hellfighters (1968)
Hellfighters
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1968
Flap (1970)
Flap
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1970
Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
The War Wagon
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1967

Credits

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Writer

  • Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Chino (1973)
    Chino
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1973
  • The Devil's Backbone (1970)
    The Devil's Backbone
    6.3
    • adaptation
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Flap (1970)
    Flap
    5.7
    • screenplay by
    • based upon "Nobody Loves a Drunken Indian" by
    • 1970
  • Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds, and Jim Brown in 100 Rifles (1969)
    100 Rifles
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • John Wayne and Katharine Ross in Hellfighters (1968)
    Hellfighters
    6.5
    • screenplay by
    • 1968
  • Kirk Douglas and John Wayne in The War Wagon (1967)
    The War Wagon
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • novel "Badman"
    • 1967
  • Mike Henry in Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
    Tarzan and the Valley of Gold
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1964–1966
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • story (as Cecil Dan Hansen)
    • 1965
  • 12 O'Clock High (1964)
    12 O'Clock High
    8.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1964
  • Rio Conchos (1964)
    Rio Conchos
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • novel
    • 1964
  • Destry (1964)
    Destry
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, and Thelma Ritter in The Second Time Around (1961)
    The Second Time Around
    6.5
    • screenplay (as Cecil Dan Hansen)
    • 1961
  • Don Collier, Judy Lewis, and Bruce Yarnell in Outlaws (1960)
    Outlaws
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1961
  • John Wayne, Ina Balin, Lee Marvin, Nehemiah Persoff, and Stuart Whitman in The Comancheros (1961)
    The Comancheros
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Cecil Dan Hansen
  • Born
    • September 24, 1926
    • Magna, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • April 3, 1990
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(aneurysm)
  • Spouses
      Geraldine E WoodDecember 3, 1964 - October 7, 1969 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Novel: "One Time I Saw Morning Come Home"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Huffaker's wife, Norma Lee Fink, was an attorney and the first female prosecutor in Texas. Later, as a private practitioner, her clients, aside from her husband, included Sam Peckinpah, Franco Nero, Henry Farrell, Christopher Lee, Inger Stevens, Norman Baer, Ed Linn, and Slim Pickens.

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