He is perhaps best known for his 1980 novel Honkytonk Man , made into a film by Clint Eastwood .
Clancy Carlile ( January 18 , 1930 -- June 4 , 1998 ) was an American novelist and screenwriter of Cherokee descent .
Clancy Carlile is perhaps best known for Clancy Carlile 's 1980 novel Honkytonk Man , made into a film by Clint Eastwood .
Clancy Carlile ( January 18 , 1930 -- June 4 , 1998 ) was an American novelist and screenwriter of Cherokee descent .