James Warner Bellah
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James Warner Bellah (September 14, 1899 – September 22, 1976) was an American Western author from the 1930s to the 1950s. His pulp-fiction writings on cavalry and Indians were published in paperbacks or serialized in the Saturday Evening Post.
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Born | (1899-09-14)September 14, 1899 New York City, United States |
Died | September 22, 1976(1976-09-22) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, United States |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Education | Columbia University (BA) Georgetown University (MA) |
Genre | Western |
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Bellah was the author of 19 novels, including The Valiant Virginian (the inspiration for the 1961 NBC television series The Americans), and Blood River. Some of his short stories were turned into films by John Ford, including Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and Rio Grande. With Willis Goldbeck he wrote the screenplays for Sergeant Rutledge (1960) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).