Clarence Oliver Drake Net Worth
Clarence Oliver Drake Net Worth is
$3 Million
Clarence Oliver Drake Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Oliver Drake was born on May 28, 1903 in Boise, Idaho, USA as Clarence Oliver Drake. He was a writer and director, known for Hit the Saddle (1937), Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) and Gunsmoke Ranch (1937). He was married to Liz Marshall and Maybelle Barringer. He died on August 19, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date Of Birth | May 28, 1903 |
Place Of Birth | Boise, Idaho, USA |
Height | 6' (1.83 m) |
Profession | Writer, Director, Soundtrack |
Star Sign | Gemini |
# | Fact |
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1 | A former cattle rancher, he turned to acting in and directing westerns in 1917, appearing with his trained horse. During the sound era he became a prolific writer and occasional producer/director of vehicles for Gene Autry, Tex Ritter and others, often for RKO, Monogram and Republic. Retired in 1947 to publish his autobiography "Written, Produced and Directed by Oliver Drake". |
2 | He had a ranch near Pearblossom, Califormia--in the Antelope Valley--that was used for location shooting, mostly for westerns, from the the late 1940s through the late 1950s. |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Angelica: The Young Vixen | 1974 | as Revilo Ekard | |
Las Vegas Strangler | 1968 | writer | |
Sharad of Atlantis | 1966 | TV Movie screenplay | |
The Littlest Hobo | 1963 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
Lassie | 1959-1961 | TV Series writer - 4 episodes | |
Laramie | 1960 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
26 Men | TV Series written by - 6 episodes, 1958 - 1959 dramatization - 1 episode, 1957 | ||
Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory | 1959 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Colt .45 | 1958 | TV Series teleplay - 1 episode | |
Cheyenne | TV Series writer - 1 episode, 1958 teleplay - 1 episode, 1957 | ||
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | TV Series written by - 1 episode, 1957 writer - 1 episode, 1955 | ||
The Parson and the Outlaw | 1957 | written by | |
Dragoon Wells Massacre | 1957 | original story | |
Adventures of Superman | 1956-1957 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Buffalo Bill, Jr. | 1956 | TV Series teleplay - 2 episodes | |
The Adventures of Champion | 1955-1956 | TV Series teleplay - 3 episodes | |
Judge Roy Bean | TV Series writer - 1 episode, 1956 teleplay - 1 episode, 1956 | ||
The Cisco Kid | 1954 | TV Series screenplay - 1 episode | |
The Gene Autry Show | 1951-1954 | TV Series screenplay - 4 episodes | |
The Range Rider | TV Series screenplay - 3 episodes, 1953 writer - 3 episodes, 1951 - 1952 teleplay - 1 episode, 1952 | ||
Trail of the Yukon | 1949 | screenplay | |
The Sky Dragon | 1949 | screenplay / story - as Clint Johnson | |
The Feathered Serpent | 1948 | adaptation and screenplay / original story "Riders of the Whistling Skull" | |
Deadline | 1948 | story - as C.O. Drake | |
Rainbow Over the Rockies | 1947 | original story | |
Song of the Sierras | 1946 | story | |
Ginger | 1946 | screenplay | |
Trail to Mexico | 1946 | original screenplay | |
Thunder Town | 1946 | original screenplay - as James Oliver | |
Moon Over Montana | 1946 | story | |
Lonesome Trail | 1945 | story | |
Renegades of the Rio Grande | 1945 | story - uncredited | |
The Mummy's Curse | 1944 | uncredited | |
Pride of the Plains | 1944 | original story | |
Trail of Terror | 1943 | original story and screenplay | |
Fighting Valley | 1943 | story and screenplay | |
The Lone Star Trail | 1943 | screenplay | |
Border Buckaroos | 1943 | writer | |
West of Texas | 1943 | original story and screenplay | |
Deep in the Heart of Texas | 1942 | ||
Arizona Stage Coach | 1942 | story | |
Boss of Hangtown Mesa | 1942 | original screenplay | |
The Silver Bullet | 1942 | original story | |
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne | 1942 | story | |
Raiders of the West | 1942 | original story and screenplay | |
Shut My Big Mouth | 1942 | screenplay / story | |
Today I Hang | 1942 | story & screenplay | |
Forbidden Trails | 1941 | original story - uncredited | |
Gauchos of El Dorado | 1941 | story - uncredited | |
Hard Guy | 1941 | original story and screenplay | |
The Lone Rider Ambushed | 1941 | original screenplay | |
Fugitive Valley | 1941 | original story | |
Arizona Bound | 1941 | original story | |
Riders of Death Valley | 1941 | original story - uncredited | |
Kansas Cyclone | 1941 | ||
Robbers of the Range | 1941 | story | |
Pals of the Pecos | 1941 | original story / screenplay | |
City of Missing Girls | 1941 | original screenplay | |
Trailing Double Trouble | 1940 | screen adaptation | |
The Tulsa Kid | 1940 | original screen play | |
Billy the Kid Outlawed | 1940 | ||
Molly Cures a Cowboy | 1940 | Short | |
Death Rides the Range | 1939 | story - uncredited | |
Cowboys from Texas | 1939 | original screenplay | |
The Fighting Gringo | 1939 | story and screen play | |
Racketeers of the Range | 1939 | screenplay | |
Trouble in Sundown | 1939 | screenplay | |
Arizona Legion | 1939 | screen play | |
Lawless Valley | 1938 | screen play | |
The Renegade Ranger | 1938 | screen play | |
Painted Desert | 1938 | screen play | |
Border G-Man | 1938 | screen play | |
Gun Law | 1938 | screenplay / story | |
The Purple Vigilantes | 1938 | original screenplay | |
Wild Horse Rodeo | 1937 | screenplay / story | |
The Trigger Trio | 1937 | screenplay | |
Nation Aflame | 1937 | story & screenplay | |
Boots and Saddles | 1937 | screenplay | |
Heart of the Rockies | 1937 | screenplay | |
Public Cowboy No. 1 | 1937 | screen play | |
Gunsmoke Ranch | 1937 | screenplay / story | |
Hit the Saddle | 1937 | original story / screenplay | |
Round-Up Time in Texas | 1937 | original screen play | |
The Riders of the Whistling Skull | 1937 | original story / screenplay | |
Roarin' Lead | 1936 | story and screenplay | |
Ghost-Town Gold | 1936 | screenplay | |
Oh, Susanna! | 1936 | original story and screen play | |
Undersea Kingdom | 1936 | screenplay | |
Comin' 'Round the Mountain | 1936 | original story / screen play | |
The Singing Vagabond | 1935 | original story / screen play | |
The Cheyenne Tornado | 1935 | ||
Sagebrush Troubadour | 1935 | screen play / story | |
The Vanishing Riders | 1935 | ||
Lightning Triggers | 1935 | screenplay - uncredited / story "Lawless Valley" - uncredited | |
The Texas Rambler | 1935 | original story / screenplay | |
Gun Smoke | 1935 | screenplay - uncredited | |
Born to Battle | 1935 | story | |
The Cyclone Ranger | 1935 | story and screenplay | |
The Reckless Buckaroo | 1935 | story - uncredited | |
Arizona Bad Man | 1935 | screenplay | |
Six Gun Justice | 1935 | story and screenplay | |
Fighting Through | 1934 | story - uncredited | |
Lawless Valley | 1934 | story | |
West of the Divide | 1934 | story - uncredited | |
Border Guns | 1934 | story and continuity - as Ollie Milliken | |
War of the Range | 1933 | story and continuity | |
Trouble Busters | 1933 | story and continuity | |
Deadwood Pass | 1933 | adaptation and dialogue | |
Gun Law | 1933 | adaptation / story | |
Via Pony Express | 1933 | adaptation / story | |
When a Man Rides Alone | 1933 | adapted by | |
The Wyoming Whirlwind | 1932 | adaptation | |
Law and Lawless | 1932 | story and continuity | |
Outlaw Justice | 1932 | continuity & dialogue | |
A Scarlet Week-End | 1932 | ||
Guns for Hire | 1932 | adaptation and dialogue | |
Beyond the Rockies | 1932 | screenplay | |
The Reckless Rider | 1932 | story and continuity | |
The Scarlet Brand | 1932 | adaptation | |
Texas Tornado | 1932 | story and scenario | |
The Saddle Buster | 1932 | screenplay | |
Sinister Hands | 1932 | adaptation and continuity | |
Battling Buckaroo | 1932 | story and continuity | |
The Drifter | 1932 | ||
The Cheyenne Cyclone | 1931 | screenplay / story "Sagebrush Romeo" | |
The Law of the Tong | 1931 | story and scenario | |
Hurricane Horseman | 1931 | adaptation | |
West of Cheyenne | 1931 | story and scenario | |
Rogue of the Rio Grande | 1930 | dialogue / screenplay | |
Pals of the Prairie | 1929 | story | |
The Desert Rider | 1929 | writer | |
The Drifter | 1929 | story | |
Gun Law | 1929 | original story / scenario | |
Orphan of the Sage | 1928 | story and scenario | |
Tyrant of Red Gulch | 1928 | continuity / original story | |
The Pinto Kid | 1928 | scenario | |
Phantom of the Range | 1928 | story | |
Red Riders of Canada | 1928 | scenario & adaptation | |
Breed of the Sunsets | 1928 | writer | |
When the Law Rides | 1928 | screenplay / story | |
The Little Buckaroo | 1928 | scenario | |
Driftin' Sands | 1928 | scenario | |
The Desert Pirate | 1927 | ||
The Slingshot Kid | 1927 | ||
The Cherokee Kid | 1927 | ||
The Boy Rider | 1927 | continuity | |
The Mojave Kid | 1927 | ||
The Flying U Ranch | 1927 | ||
Cyclone of the Range | 1927 | story |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Angelica: The Young Vixen | 1974 | as Revilo Ekard | |
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals | 1969 | ||
Ride a Wild Stud | 1969 | as Revilo Ekard | |
They Ran for Their Lives | 1968 | uncredited | |
The Littlest Hobo | 1963 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Lassie | 1960 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
26 Men | 1957-1959 | TV Series 14 episodes | |
Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory | 1959 | TV Series 1 episode | |
A Lust to Kill | 1958 | ||
Colt .45 | 1958 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Sky King | 1958 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
The Parson and the Outlaw | 1957 | ||
Outlaw Treasure | 1955 | ||
The Adventures of Rick O'Shay | 1951 | TV Movie | |
Battling Marshal | 1950 | ||
The Kid from Gower Gulch | 1950 | ||
Lawless Code | 1949 | ||
Roaring Westward | 1949 | ||
Brand of Fear | 1949 | ||
Across the Rio Grande | 1949 | ||
Sunset Carson Rides Again | 1948 | ||
Deadline | 1948 | ||
Fighting Mustang | 1948 | ||
Rainbow Over the Rockies | 1947 | ||
Song of the Sierras | 1946 | ||
Ginger | 1946 | ||
Trail to Mexico | 1946 | ||
West of the Alamo | 1946 | ||
Moon Over Montana | 1946 | ||
Lonesome Trail | 1945 | ||
Riders of the Dawn | 1945 | ||
Saddle Serenade | 1945 | ||
Springtime in Texas | 1945 | ||
Trail of Terror | 1943 | ||
Fighting Valley | 1943 | ||
Border Buckaroos | 1943 | ||
West of Texas | 1943 | ||
Today I Hang | 1942 | ||
Texas Tornado | 1932 |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Rustler's Round-up | 1946 | writer: "Vote For Cal Dixon" | |
Moon Over Montana | 1946 | writer: "Rose of the Prairie", "Moon Over Montana" | |
Saddle Serenade | 1945 | writer: "Stay Away From My Door" | |
The Mummy's Curse | 1944 | "Hey, You!" | |
I'm from Arkansas | 1944 | writer: "Whistlin' Down the Lane With You" | |
Riders of the Santa Fe | 1944 | lyrics: "The Defective Detective From Deadwood", "Little Sweetheart of the Rio Grande" / music: "The Defective Detective From Deadwood" | |
Trail to Gunsight | 1944 | writer: "Slumbertime Out On the Prairie" | |
Trigger Trail | 1944 | writer: "Trail Dreamin'" | |
Boss of Rawhide | 1943 | writer: "Stardust Trail", "I Ain't Got a Gal To Come Home To", "Ride On, Vaquero" | |
The Return of the Rangers | 1943 | writer: "Paradise Trail" | |
The Lone Star Trail | 1943 | writer: "Adios Vaqueros", "Welcome Home" | |
Raiders of San Joaquin | 1943 | writer: "A Carefree Cowboy", "I'd Ruther Be Footloose an' Free", "The Hatches and the Morgans" | |
Cheyenne Roundup | 1943 | "Rose of the Hills" / writer: "Ain't Got Nothin' and Nothin' Worries Me" | |
The Old Chisholm Trail | 1942 | writer: "Out On The Lone Star Trail", "Little Sweetheart of the Rio Grande" | |
Deep in the Heart of Texas | 1942 | writer: "Out On The Lone Star Trail" | |
Boss of Hangtown Mesa | 1942 | writer: "Pappy Was A Gunman" uncredited, "Ain't Got Nothin'" uncredited, "Trail Dream" uncredited, "Nothin' Worries Me" | |
The Silver Bullet | 1942 | writer: "My Gal, She Works In A Laundry", "Sweetheart of the Rio Grande", "Vote For Emily Morgan" | |
Sierra Sue | 1941 | writer: "Heebie Jeebie Blues" - uncredited | |
Hard Guy | 1941 | writer: "Alone Again" | |
Sunset in Wyoming | 1941 | lyrics: "Heebie Jeebie Blues" | |
Arizona Legion | 1939 | writer: "I'd Rather Be Footloose" - uncredited | |
Painted Desert | 1938 | lyrics: "Moonlight on the Painted Desert" 1938 - uncredited / music: "Moonlight on the Painted Desert" 1938 - uncredited | |
Gun Law | 1938 | music: "Pappy Was a Gun Man" 1938, "So Long Old Pinto" 1938 | |
Come on, Cowboys | 1937 | writer: "On the Prairie" | |
Gunsmoke Ranch | 1937 | writer: "When the Campfire Is Low on the Prairie" - uncredited | |
Hit the Saddle | 1937 | writer: "Winding the Trail" | |
The Old Corral | 1936 | writer: "The Old Corral", "In the Heart of the West", "So Long Old Pinto" - uncredited | |
Oh, Susanna! | 1936 | writer: "They Never Come Through with the Ring" - uncredited | |
Guns and Guitars | 1936 | lyrics: "Guns and Guitars" 1936 - uncredited / music: "Guns and Guitars" 1936 - uncredited / writer: "Dreamy Valley" - uncredited | |
The Singing Cowboy | 1936 | lyrics: "Rainbow Trail" 1936 - uncredited / music: "Rainbow Trail" 1936 - uncredited | |
Comin' 'Round the Mountain | 1936 | lyrics: "Don Juan of Sevillio" 1936, "Chiquita" 1936 - uncredited | |
Red River Valley | 1936 | writer: "Where a Water Wheel Keeps Turning On" 1936 - uncredited | |
The Singing Vagabond | 1935 | lyrics: "Singing Vagabonds" 1935, "Honeymoon Trail" 1935 - uncredited / music: "Singing Vagabonds" 1935, "Honeymoon Trail" 1935 - uncredited | |
The Vanishing Riders | 1935 | writer: "We're The Bandoliers" | |
The Cyclone Ranger | 1935 | writer: "Ride On, Vacquero" | |
Texas Tornado | 1932 | writer: "Cabin in the Valley" | |
Rogue of the Rio Grande | 1930 | lyrics: "Ride On, Vaquero", "Argentine Moon", "Carmita", "Corazón", "Song of the Bandoleros" - uncredited / music: "Ride On, Vaquero", "Argentine Moon", "Carmita", "Corazón", "Song of the Bandoleros" - uncredited | |
Clay Pigeons | 1998 | writer: "Moon Over Montana" | |
A Day of Fury | 1956 | writer: "Vote for Emily Morgan" - uncredited | |
Dawn at Socorro | 1954 | writer: "Carefree Cowboy", "Vote for Emily Morgan" - uncredited | |
The Gene Autry Show | 1953 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Kid from Gower Gulch | 1950 | writer: "Adios vaquero", "I'd Ruther Be Footloose an' Free" | |
Gun Runner | 1949 | writer: "Paradise Trail" | |
Courtin' Trouble | 1948 | writer: "Moon Over Montana" |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Las Vegas Strangler | 1968 | producer | |
They Ran for Their Lives | 1968 | executive producer | |
26 Men | 1957-1958 | TV Series associate producer - 2 episodes | |
Battling Marshal | 1950 | associate producer | |
The Kid from Gower Gulch | 1950 | producer | |
Sunset Carson Rides Again | 1948 | associate producer | |
Deadline | 1948 | associate producer | |
Fighting Mustang | 1948 | associate producer | |
Rainbow Over the Rockies | 1947 | producer | |
Song of the Sierras | 1946 | producer | |
Trail to Mexico | 1946 | producer | |
West of the Alamo | 1946 | producer | |
Moon Over Montana | 1946 | producer | |
Lonesome Trail | 1945 | producer | |
Riders of the Dawn | 1945 | producer | |
Saddle Serenade | 1945 | producer | |
Springtime in Texas | 1945 | producer | |
Renegades of the Rio Grande | 1945 | associate producer | |
Beyond the Pecos | 1945 | associate producer | |
The Mummy's Curse | 1944 | associate producer | |
The Old Texas Trail | 1944 | associate producer | |
Riders of the Santa Fe | 1944 | associate producer | |
Trail to Gunsight | 1944 | associate producer | |
Trigger Trail | 1944 | associate producer | |
Boss of Boomtown | 1944 | associate producer | |
Oklahoma Raiders | 1944 | associate producer | |
Weird Woman | 1944 | associate producer | |
Marshal of Gunsmoke | 1944 | associate producer | |
Arizona Trail | 1943 | associate producer | |
The Lone Star Trail | 1943 | associate producer | |
Frontier Law | 1943 | associate producer | |
Raiders of San Joaquin | 1943 | associate producer | |
Cheyenne Roundup | 1943 | associate producer | |
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground | 1943 | associate producer | |
The Old Chisholm Trail | 1942 | associate producer | |
Little Joe, the Wrangler | 1942 | associate producer | |
Deep in the Heart of Texas | 1942 | associate producer | |
The Silver Bullet | 1942 | associate producer |
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Public Cowboy No. 1 | 1937 | songs by | |
Oh, Susanna! | 1936 | songs by | |
Guns and Guitars | 1936 | songs | |
The Singing Cowboy | 1936 | songs by | |
Law and Lawless | 1932 | composer: song "I Love You for a Song" - uncredited | |
Rogue of the Rio Grande | 1930 | music and lyrics by |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Red Blood and Blue | 1925 | Slim |
Assistant Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona Bound | 1941 | assistant director - as William Drake |
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Lawless Valley | 1934 | continuity |