Peter B. Kyne
Writer (1880-1957) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 77
Peter Bernhard Kyne was an American novelist who published between 1904 and 1940. He was born and died in San Francisco, California.
Peter B. Kyne is read about 12 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
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- Alan James Directed Men of Action and Valley of Wanted Men
Hoot Gibson Also in Action, The Buckaroo Kid and Wild Horse
Robert F. Hill Directed A Face in the Fog and Taming the Wild
William C. McGann Directed The Parson of Panamint (1941)
Leslie Goodwins Directed Anything for a Thrill (1937)
Buck Connors Also in Action and Hell's Heroes
John Ford Directed 3 Godfathers (1948)
William Wyler Directed Hell's Heroes (1929)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Produced Three Godfathers (1936)
Jack Conway Directed The Understanding Heart (1927)
Lois Wilson Peter wrote A Man's Man (1917)
Budd Boetticher Directed Bronco Buster (1952)
James Cruze Directed The Valley of the Giants (1919)
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced Hell's Heroes (1929)
Thomas Meighan Peter wrote Homeward Bound and Cappy Ricks
William Keighley Directed Valley of the Giants (1938)
Lawrence Gray Also in Danger Ahead and A Face in the Fog
Edward H. Griffith Directed One Touch of Nature (1917)
Gloria Shea Also in Men of Action and Black Gold
Otto Brower Directed The Local Bad Man (1932)
Mack V. Wright Directed Cappy Ricks Returns (1935)- Ralph Staub Directed Affairs of Cappy Ricks (1937)
Charles Le Moyne Also in Marked Men and Gordon of Ghost City
Ray Taylor Directed Flaming Frontiers (1938)
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About this person
Many of his works were adapted into screenplays starting during the silent film era, particularly his first novel, The Three Godfathers, which was published in 1913 and proved to be a huge success. More than 100 films were adapted from his works between 1914 and 1952, many of the earliest without consent or compensation. Kyne created the character of Cappy Ricks in a series of novels.
