Charles Hollister Noble (September 2, 1901 – July 20, 1954)[1] was an American historical novelist and screenwriter.
He committed suicide after it was alleged that he had plagiarized the research (not the text) of a book he had written.
[2] The decision that he was not guilty of plagiarism came only after his death by gunshot in the cellar of his home in Sherman Oaks, California.
[4] Noble was a professional writer and editor in the newspaper, radio and motion picture fields, with strong interests in the American Civil War and railroads.
[5] Three of Noble's stories were the basis for full-length cinema movies: Drums in the Deep South (1951), Mara Maru (1952), and Mutiny (1952).