Elliott Arnold (September 13, 1912 – May 13, 1980) was an American newspaper
feature writer
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,
novelist
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, and
screenwriter
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. Born in
Brooklyn
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,
New York
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* ...
, he became a feature writer with the ''
New York World-Telegram
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History
Founded by James Gordon Bennett Sr. as ''The Evening Telegram'' in 1867, the newspaper began ...
'' and authored dozens of novels.
Career
Among his books, Elliott Arnold is probably best known for his 1947 novel ''Blood Brother'', which was
adapted into the acclaimed 1950 motion picture ''
Broken Arrow'' and a
1956 TV series of the same name. The popular
Indian Wedding Blessing is based on a passage from ''Blood Brother''. His 1949 biography of
Sigmund Romberg
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was made into the 1954
musical film
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, ''
Deep in My Heart''; his 1956 novel ''Rescue!'' was adapted into the 1964 film ''
Flight from Ashiya'' about the
U.S. Air Force
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's
Air Rescue Service.
Personal life
Arnold married actress
Glynis Johns
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on October 1, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, having announced their engagement on June 24, though they subsequently divorced on January 4, 1973. Written by Arnold, ''A Night of Watching'' (1967) was dedicated to her.
He died in New York City on May 13, 1980, at the age of sixty-seven.
Published books
* ''Two Loves'' (1934)
* ''Personal Combat'' (1936)
* ''Only The Young'' (1939)
* ''Nose for News; The Way of Life of a Reporter'' (1941)
* ''Finlandia! The Story of Sibelius'' (1941)
* ''Commandos: A Novel'' (1942; adapted into 1943 American
war film
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''
First Comes Courage'')
* ''First Comes Courage'' (1943)
* ''Tomorrow Will Sing'' (1945; also published as an
Armed Services Edition)
* ''Blood Brother'' (1947; University of Nebraska Press;
also published as an Armed Services Edition; adapted into 1950 American
Western
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film ''
Broken Arrow'')
* ''Everybody Slept Here'' (1948)
* ''Deep in My Heart, a Story Based on the Life of Sigmund Romberg'' (1949)
* ''Walk with the Devil'' (1950)
* ''The Time of the Gringo'' (1953)
* ''Broken Arrow'' (1954)
* ''White Falcon'' (1955)
* ''Rescue!'' (1956; repressed as ''
Flight from Ashiya'' in 1959)
* ''Brave Jimmy Stone'' (1962)
* ''A Night of Watching'' (1967)
* ''Kind of Secret Weapon'' (1969)
* ''Code of Conduct: A Novel'' (1970)
* ''Forests of the Night'' (1971)
* ''Spirit of Cochise'' (1972)
* ''Proving Ground: A Novel'' (1973)
* ''Camp Grant Massacre: A Novel'' (1976)
* ''Quicksand: A Novel of the City'' (1977)
See also
*
Indian Wedding Blessing
References
External links
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1980 deaths
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