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Dorothy B. Hughes(1904-1993)

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Dorothy B. Hughes was born on 10 August 1904 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Dorothy B. was a writer, known for In a Lonely Place (1950), Ride the Pink Horse (1947) and The Fallen Sparrow (1943). Dorothy B. died on 6 May 1993 in Ashland, Oregon, USA.
BornAugust 10, 1904
DiedMay 6, 1993(88)
BornAugust 10, 1904
DiedMay 6, 1993(88)
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Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1950
Wanda Hendrix, Andrea King, and Robert Montgomery in Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Ride the Pink Horse
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1947
Maureen O'Hara, John Garfield, Patricia Morison, Martha O'Driscoll, and Walter Slezak in The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
The Fallen Sparrow
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1943
Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
Bourbon Street Beat
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer

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Writer

  • The Hanged Man (1964)
    The Hanged Man
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • novel 'Ride the Pink Horse'
    • 1964
  • Destry (1964)
    Destry
    7.3
    TV Series
    • novel "Ride the Pink Horse"
    • 1964
  • Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
    Bourbon Street Beat
    7.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1960
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • novel "The Candy Kid"
    • 1958
  • City Detective (1953)
    City Detective
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1954
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
    Robert Montgomery Presents
    7.8
    TV Series
    • story
    • novel
    • 1950–1952
  • Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame in In a Lonely Place (1950)
    In a Lonely Place
    7.9
    • novel: In a lonely Place - 1947
    • 1950
  • Wanda Hendrix, Andrea King, and Robert Montgomery in Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
    Ride the Pink Horse
    7.2
    • from the novel by
    • 1947
  • Joan Blondell, Dwight V. Babcock, Jim Bannon, Samuel Bischoff, George Brent, George Bricker, Leslie Brooks, Jack Henley, Dorothy B. Hughes, Adele Jergens, and Henry Levin in The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947)
    The Corpse Came C.O.D.
    6.1
    • contributor to screenplay construction and dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Marlene Dietrich, Orson Welles, W.C. Fields, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Susanna Foster, Grace McDonald, Donald O'Connor, George Raft, Peggy Ryan, Dinah Shore, Vera Zorina, and The Andrews Sisters in Follow the Boys (1944)
    Follow the Boys
    5.8
    • script (Delta Rhythm Boys sequence, uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Garfield, Patricia Morison, Martha O'Driscoll, and Walter Slezak in The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
    The Fallen Sparrow
    6.6
    • based on the novel "The Fallen Sparrow" by
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 10, 1904
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • May 6, 1993
    • Ashland, Oregon, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouse
    • ?(3 children)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Ride the Pink Horse" (filmed as Ride the Pink Horse (1947), Ride to Rio Verde (1964))

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    Writer of 14 mystery novels as well as a critic and historian of mystery fiction. Most of her novels featured upper-class heroes caught up in sinister intrigue.

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