Borden Chase

Borden Chase

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1900-01-11

  • Day of Death

    1970-03-09 (70 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Crew