Ernest Haycox

Ernest James Haycox (October 1, 1899 – October 13, 1950), was an American writer of Western fiction.

Biography

Haycox was born in Portland, Oregon, to William James Haycox and the former Martha Burghardt on October 1 1899.Corning, Howard M. (1989) "Dictionary of Oregon History". Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 110.] After receiving an education in the local schools of both Washington state and Oregon, he enlisted in the United States Army in 1915 and was stationed along the Mexican border in 1916. During World War I he was in Europe, and after the war he spent one year at Reed College in Portland. In 1923, Haycox graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism, [ [http://flash.uoregon.edu/F00/hoa.html Five join SOJC's Hall of Achievement ] ] where he also started writing under professor W. F. G. Thatcher. In 1925, Haycox married Jill M. Chord, and they would have two children.

He published two dozen novels and about 300 short stories, many of which appeared first in pulp magazines in the early 1920s. During the 1930s and 40s, he was a regular contributor to "Collier's Weekly" and "The Saturday Evening Post". Fans of his work included Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, and the latter once wrote, "I read "The Saturday Evening Post" whenever it has a serial by Ernest Haycox." [http://www.ochcom.org/haycox]

His story "Stage to Lordsburg" (1937) was made into the movie "Stagecoach" (1939), directed by John Ford and featuring John Wayne in the role that made him a star. The novel "Trouble Shooter" (1936), originally serialized in "Collier's", was the basis for the movie "Union Pacific" (1939), directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea. Haycox wrote the screenplay for "Montana" (1950), directed by Ray Enright, which stars Alexis Smith and Errol Flynn.

In 2005 the Western Writers of America voted Haycox one of the 24 best Western authors of the Twentieth Century.

elected works

"Note: Many of Haycox's novels and stories have been published under more than one title. The list below shows the titles used for the original publications."

Novels

Filmography

* "Union Pacific" (1939), based on "Trouble Shooter" (1936)
* "Stagecoach" (1939), based on "Stage to Lordsburg" (1937)
* "Sundown Jim" (1942), based on "Sundown Jim" (1937)
* "Abilene Town" (1946), based on "Trail Town" (1941)
* "Canyon Passage" (1946), based on "Canyon Passage" (1945)
* "Man in the Saddle" (1951), based on "Man in the Saddle" (1938)
* "Bugles in the Afternoon" (1952), based on "Bugles in the Afternoon" (1943)
* "The Far Country" (1954), based on "Alder Gulch" (1941)

References

External links

* [http://www.ochcom.org/haycox/ Biography of Ernest James Haycox] at the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission
* [http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/exhibits/haycox/index.html Under Western Skies: Ernest Haycox and the West in Fiction and Film] an exhibit at the University of Oregon Libraries
* [http://www.westernwriters.org/best_westerns.htm Best Westerns of the 20th Century] as selected by the Western Writers of America
* [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/documents/retrieve.asp?docname=orucoll_164.xml Guide to the Ernest Haycox Papers, 1922-1974] , housed at the University of Oregon Libraries, from the Northwest Digital Archives
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