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James Warner Bellah

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James Warner Bellah Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
22 Sep 1976 (aged 77)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.0620539, Longitude: -118.4545398
Plot
Section 313, Row G, Site 18
Memorial ID
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Screenwriter, Author and Journalist. In 1927 he was a foreign journalist with Aero Digest. His screenwriting debut was "Dancing Lady" (1933). His other screenwriting credits were "Ten Tall Men" (1951), "The Command" (1954), "The Sea Chase" (1955), "Sergeant Rutledge" (1960) & "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962). But he is probably best known as the screenwriter for director John Ford's famous cavalry trilogy "Fort Apache" (1948), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949) & "Rio Grande" (1950). He also authored 19 novels that have been translated into 15 languages. And many of his shorter stories appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and Life magazines. During World War 1 he was a pilot in Britain with the 117th Royal Air Corps. In World War 2 he enlisted into the US Army as a lieutenant. He served on Admiral Lord Luis Montbatten's staff & saw combat in Burma. He died in Los Angeles of a heart attack.
Screenwriter, Author and Journalist. In 1927 he was a foreign journalist with Aero Digest. His screenwriting debut was "Dancing Lady" (1933). His other screenwriting credits were "Ten Tall Men" (1951), "The Command" (1954), "The Sea Chase" (1955), "Sergeant Rutledge" (1960) & "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962). But he is probably best known as the screenwriter for director John Ford's famous cavalry trilogy "Fort Apache" (1948), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949) & "Rio Grande" (1950). He also authored 19 novels that have been translated into 15 languages. And many of his shorter stories appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and Life magazines. During World War 1 he was a pilot in Britain with the 117th Royal Air Corps. In World War 2 he enlisted into the US Army as a lieutenant. He served on Admiral Lord Luis Montbatten's staff & saw combat in Burma. He died in Los Angeles of a heart attack.

Bio by: Randy


Inscription

JAMES W BELLAH
NEW YORK
COL USA
WWII KOREA
9-14-1899 9-22-76



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  • Originally Created by: US Veterans Affairs Office
  • Added: Mar 3, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3688867/james_warner-bellah: accessed ), memorial page for James Warner Bellah (14 Sep 1899–22 Sep 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3688867, citing Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.