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Was the Louis L’Amour short story, “The Gift of Cochise,” ever made into a movie?

by | Feb 20, 2009 | Inside History

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Was the Louis L’Amour short story, “The Gift of Cochise,” ever made into a movie? John Putze Phoenix, Arizona Yep. “The Gift of Cochise” was originally published in Colliers Magazine in 1952. John Wayne read it and purchased the rights to the story for $4,000. He asked James Edward Grant to write the screenplay. Grant changed the story a fair amount. In 1953, the movie—titled Hondo—came out, starring the Duke. On the same day, a novelized version of the screenplay, written by L’A


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