Charles E. Scoggins

Charles Elbert Scoggins writing as C.E. Scoggins (born 1888-died 1955) was an American author who specialized in adventure stories set in Central America.

Two of his stories were filmed by Hollywood; Untamed in 1929 and Tycoon, first serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in 1932 was filmed with John Wayne in 1947.

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