
Thomas J. Kravitz, Los Angeles TimesCC BY 4.0File pageLouis L'Amour
- writer
- novelist
- screenwriter
- science fiction writer
- television writer
- film screenwriter
- Born 1908-03-22
- Died 1988-06-10 (aged 80)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1930–present
Known for
- 1953
- 1971
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Crossfire Trail | TV movie | director | 80 |
Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
age 0
- Born
age 45
- Hondoscreenwriter
age 51
- Heller in Pink Tightsscreenwriter
age 63
- Catlowscreenwriter
age 74
- The Shadow Ridersproducer
- The Shadow Ridersscreenwriter
age 79
- The Quick and the Deadscreenwriter
age 80
- Died
age 80
- Crossfire Traildirector
- Crossfire Trailproducer
- Crossfire Trailscreenwriter
Career in numbers
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- 1953Hondo79.0
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There will come a time when you believe everything is finished; that will be the beginning.
Read the full quoteDo not let yourself be bothered by the inconsequential. One has only so much time in this world, so devote it to the work and the people most important to you, to those you love and things that matter. One can waste half…
Read the full quoteCharacters have a way of taking on a life on their own, expressing themselves in the simple philosophy of their times, and expressing beliefs acquired through living, working, and being. Once characters are established…
Read the full quoteHe had seen Hyle shoot, and he had seen only one man he thought was as good ... just one. He'd seen Con Vallian down in the Bald Knob country that time, and Con was quick. He was almighty quick at a time when a man was…
Read the full quoteOut here you better have a gun, and a gun in the wagon ain't good for nothin'. I believe what the old Quaker said,"Trust in the Lord, but keep your powder dry."
Read the full quoteWe are all of us, it has been said, the children of immigrants and foreigners — even the American Indian, although he arrived here a little earlier. What a man is and what he becomes is in part due to his heritage, and…
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Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Cause of death
- lung cancer
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1930–
- Genres
- Western



