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Borden Chase
Writer 1900 - 1970

Borden Chase

Brooklyn, New York, USA

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... Read full bio →

Person Information

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Full Name

Borden Chase

Known For

Writing

Birthday

January 11th, 1900 00:00

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

March 9th, 1970 00:00 (aged 70)

TMDB ID

30294

IMDb ID

nm0153698

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.