Oliver Drake (filmmaker)
Oliver Drake | |
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| Born | May 28, 1903 Boise, Idaho, US |
| Died | August 19, 1991 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Film/television director, screenwriter, producer, actor |
| Years active | 1922–1955 |
Clarence Oliver Drake (May 28, 1903 – August 19, 1991) was an American film/television director, screenwriter, producer and actor who was most active in the Western genre. Though Drake began his career as an actor, he is best known as a prolific screenwriter and director of low-budget Western films (sometimes referred to as B-Westerns). Drake was most active in the 1930s and 1940s, although he continued writing and directing films until 1974.
His films include Today I Hang (1942).