Bowers, William (1916 - 87)

  A former jour?nalist, he began a prolific screenwriting career in 1942, and despite once claiming that he had never been near a horse, he worked quite often on Westerns. His scripts vary widely in tone and achievement, but include the beautifully modulated The Lau' and Jake Wade. His most distinct contri?bution to the genre, however, was in the vein of relaxed, semi-satirical comedy, as with The Sheepman and Support Your Local Sher-iff!