Charles Elbert 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.