Stuart N. Lake
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Stuart N. Lake was a writer
whose material dealt largely with the American Old West
. He is remembered as the author of Frontier Marshal
, a highly fictionalized 1931 biography of Wyatt Earp
that served as the basis for several movies (including John Ford
's My Darling Clementine
) as well as the 1955 to 1961 television
series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
, and also did other writing for motion pictures.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
whose material dealt largely with the American Old West
American Old West
The American Old West, or the Wild West, comprises the history, geography, people, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States, most often referring to the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of the century...
. He is remembered as the author of Frontier Marshal
Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal
Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal is a book authored by Stuart N. Lake and published by Houghton Mifflin Company. The book was supposedly written with Wyatt Earp's collaboration and portrays Earp as a fearless lawman...
, a highly fictionalized 1931 biography of Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was an American gambler, investor, and law enforcement officer who served in several Western frontier towns. He was also at different times a farmer, teamster, bouncer, saloon-keeper, miner and boxing referee. However, he was never a drover or cowboy. He is most well known...
that served as the basis for several movies (including John Ford
John Ford
John Ford was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath...
's My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine is a 1946 western movie. It was directed by John Ford, and based on the story of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral between the Earp brothers and the Clanton gang. It features an ensemble cast including Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan, and others.The movie...
) as well as the 1955 to 1961 television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a Western television series loosely based on the adventures of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black and white series ran on ABC-TV from 1955 to 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian as Earp. An off-camera barbershop quartet sang the theme song and hummed...
, and also did other writing for motion pictures.