James Edward Grant started as a newspaperman in Chicago in the 1920s.
He moved to Hollywood to write under contract with Republic. His
passions were bullfighting and writing. He spent the last years of his
life in Spain.
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When John Wayne insisted that Grant be brought in to rewrite the script to
Circus World (1964), director Frank Capra, who wanted to use his own script, quit the
film.
Close friend of and frequent film collaborator with John Wayne.
A notoriously heavy drinker for many years, he eventually became a prominent figure in the Los Angeles branch of Alcoholics Anonymous.