Ric Hardman alias Bronson Howitzer

08/11/24 - 29/06/09



Daily Telegraph,

obituary:



Ric Hardman, who has died aged 84, was a Hollywood scriptwriter-turned-novelist credited with turning Tab Hunter from a 1950s pin-up into a serious dramatic actor with his script for GUNMAN'S WALK (1958)......



In Britain, Hardman achieved some success with his historical novel FIFTEEN FLAGS. Published in 1958, it told the little-known story of American troops in Siberia during the Russian Revolution of 1918, guarding the trans-Siberian railway.....



Hardman's other film credits include the gritty crime drama THE BIG NIGHT (1960), with Randy Sparks and Venetia Stevenson; SHOWDOWN (1963); and THE RARE BREED with James Stewart....