George Clifford Shedd (1877 – January 8, 1937) was an early 20th-century American writer. Several of his novels were adapted into films. His novelThe Incorrigible Dukane (1911) was made into afilm starring John Barrymore in 1915,[1] andIn the Shadow of the Hills (1919) was adapted for the screen asCold Steel (1921).[2]
Shedd was born inAshland, Nebraska, the son ofHibbard H. Shedd, who served asLieutenant Governor ofNebraska, and Katherine Lee Graves. He graduated from theUniversity of Nebraska in 1900, and married Alice Nelson Shedd in 1921.[2] He died of a heart attack at his home inLos Angeles.[2]