Armitage Trail
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Armitage Trail was an American crime writer best known for his 1929 novel Scarface, depicting the rise of gangster Al Capone
, which was adapted into the 1932 film Scarface
directed by Howard Hawks
. Born as Maurice Coons he began writing at the age of sixteen, and wrote a number of detective stories for magazines. He was paid $25,000 for the rights for Scarface and helped adapt it for the screen. He also wrote the book on which the 1932 film The Thirteenth Guest
was based. He died suddenly, of a heart attack, at the Paramount Theatre.
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
, which was adapted into the 1932 film Scarface
Scarface (1932 film)
Scarface is a 1932 American gangster film starring Paul Muni and George Raft, produced by Howard Hughes, directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson, and written by Ben Hecht based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Armitage Trail...
directed by Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
Howard Winchester Hawks was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era...
. Born as Maurice Coons he began writing at the age of sixteen, and wrote a number of detective stories for magazines. He was paid $25,000 for the rights for Scarface and helped adapt it for the screen. He also wrote the book on which the 1932 film The Thirteenth Guest
The Thirteenth Guest (film)
The Thirteenth Guest is an American mystery film, released on August 9, 1932.The film is also known as Lady Beware in the United Kingdom. It was based on a novel by the crime writer Armitage Trail best known for writing Scarface....
was based. He died suddenly, of a heart attack, at the Paramount Theatre.