Biography
Born Frank Fowler in Brooklyn , New York, Borden Chase served in the Navy during World War I and put in time as a shipyard worker, carnival high diver, driver for gangster Frankie Yale, and sandhog on the New York's Holland Tunnel before turning to writing. He penned pulp stories and novels, then moved to Hollywood and began writing screenplays, including, among many others, Anthony Mann's Winchester '73 and Bend of the River and Howard Hawk's Red River, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.
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Filmography
all 41
Movies 37
Writer 37
TV Shows 4
Screenplay 2
Writer
Red River (1988)
Movie
Writer
The Bull of the West (1972)
Movie
Writer
Backtrack! (1969)
Movie
Writer
A Man Called Gannon (1968)
Movie
Writer
Winchester '73 (1967)
Movie
Writer
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Writer
Gunfighters of Casa Grande (1964)
Movie
Writer
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Story
Whispering Smith (1961)
TV
Writer
Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
Movie
Writer
Night Passage (1957)
Movie
Writer
Backlash (1956)
Movie
Writer
Man Without a Star (1955)
Movie
Story
Vera Cruz (1954)
Movie
Writer
Rails Into Laramie (1954)
Movie
Screenplay / Story
The Far Country (1954)
Movie
Writer
His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
Movie
Writer
Sea Devils (1953)
Movie
Writer
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Writer
Lone Star (1952)
Movie
Writer
The World in His Arms (1952)
Movie
Writer
Bend of the River (1952)
Movie
Writer
Iron Man (1951)
Movie
Writer
The Great Jewel Robber (1950)
Movie
Screenplay
Winchester '73 (1950)
Movie
4.57
Writer
Montana (1950)
Movie
Writer
Red River (1948)
Movie
3.5
Writer
The Man from Colorado (1948)
Movie
Writer
Tycoon (1947)
Movie
Writer
I've Always Loved You (1946)
Movie
Writer
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Movie
Writer
This Man's Navy (1945)
Movie
Writer
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Movie
4
Writer
Destroyer (1943)
Movie
Writer
Harrigan's Kid (1943)
Movie
Writer
The Navy Comes Through (1942)
Movie
Writer
Dr. Broadway (1942)
Movie
Writer
Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
Movie
Writer
The Devil's Party (1938)
Movie
Writer
Midnight Taxi (1937)
Movie
Writer
Under Pressure (1935)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.01
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1900-01-11
Deathday1971-03-08 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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