Oliver Drake (filmmaker)

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Clarence Oliver Drake (1903–1991) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre.^[1] Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns).^[1] Drake was most active in the 1930s and 1940s, although he continued writing and directing films until 1974.

His films include Today I Hang (1942).

Selected filmography

Trail of the Yukon (1949)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Hans J. Wollstein. "Oliver Drake: Full Biography". All Movie Guide through the New York Times website. Retrieved December 17, 2011.

Drake, Oliver (1990). Written, produced and directed : the autobiography of Oliver Drake : fifty years of working with Hollywood's famous film cowboys and many other stars. Outlaw Press. OCLC 27884459.

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Name	Drake, Oliver
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Short description	American actor and director
Date of birth	1903
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Date of death	1991
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