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Andrew Clare Geer
Andrew Clare Geer (April 6, 1905 - December 22, 1957) was an American novelist and film writer. Born in Minnesota, he was a one-time sparring partner of Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunne...view moreAndrew Clare Geer (April 6, 1905 - December 22, 1957) was an American novelist and film writer. Born in Minnesota, he was a one-time sparring partner of Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. He enlisted as a sailor with the British Army at the outbreak of WWII, fought in North African campaigns and became a Marine officer after the U.S. entered the war.
Geer was the author of Mercy in Hell: An American Ambulance Driver with the Eighth Army (1943) and Reckless, Pride of the Marines (1955). His best-selling novel The Sea Chase (1948) was later filmed by Warner Bros and starred John Wayne, Tab Hunter and Lana Turner.
He was married to Jane R Geer (1909-1995) and his son Eddie was a drama and film critic of The Bulletin, Glasgow daily.
Geer died of cancer in 1957 at the age of 52.view less