Alan Le May

WriterProducerDirector
Born
January 3, 1899
Died
April 27, 1964

Alan Le May was a novelist, short-story writer and screenwriter, although today he may be best remembered for his novels which served as the basis for two classic westerns, The Searchers (1956) and The Unforgiven (1960). He started his career as a journalist before becoming a full-time author (he…

Biography

Alan Le May was a novelist, short-story writer and screenwriter, although today he may be best remembered for his novels which served as the basis for two classic westerns, The Searchers (1956) and The Unforgiven (1960). He started his career as a journalist before becoming a full-time author (he wrote 17 novels in all).

Director

High LonesomeHigh Lonesome(1950)

Writer

Wide CountryWide Country(1962)
The UnforgivenThe Unforgiven(1960)
BroncoBronco(1958)
SugarfootSugarfoot(1957)
The SearchersThe Searchers(1956)

Actor

The SundownersThe Sundowners(1950)as The Parson

Producer

QuebecQuebec(1951)
The SundownersThe Sundowners(1950)
Trailin' West(1944)

Additional Crew

GunfightersGunfighters(1947)

Soundtrack

High LonesomeHigh Lonesome(1950)

Known for

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Credit Score: Alan Le May

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194919501951
The Parson
Thu Feb 02 1950
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnown★WinsNomsVotes
1The Sundowners2.381950•5.600636