Were William Boyd and Jim Thompson both screenwriters?
Jim Thompson (writer) James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American author and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction.
Jim Comstock James Franklin Comstock (25 February 1911, Richwood, West Virginia - 22 May 1996, Huntington, West Virginia) — known as Jim Comstock — was a West Virginia writer, newspaper publisher and humorist. He founded the weekly "West Virginia Hillbilly" (1957-1980) and compiled a definitive 51-volume encyclopedia of West Virginia history and culture.