John W. Cunningham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn W. Cunningham
American writer
Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1915
Place of Birth: Deer Lodge, Montana, United States
Date of Death: 04-Jun-2002
Profession: novelist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About John W. Cunningham
- John Marshall Cunningham (July 28, 1915 – June 4, 2002) was an American author who wrote a number of Western novels and stories as "John W.
- Cunningham" or "John M.
- Cunningham." During the Second World War, he served in the U.S.
- Army in the South Pacific.
- While living in Santa Barbara, California, he became a published novelist.
- He moved to Ashland, Oregon in 1985, where he lived until his death.His most famous work was "The Tin Star", a short story which appeared in Collier's Magazine in 1947.
- It was adapted into the film High Noon in 1952, which starred Gary Cooper (Academy Award, Best Actor) and Grace Kelly.
- The adapted screenplay by Carl Foreman was nominated for an Academy Award. His sister Julia Cunningham was an author of children's literature.
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