Billy DeBeck was born on April 15, 1890 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as William Morgan DeBeck. He was a writer, known for Private Snuffy Smith (1942), Horsefeathers (1928) and Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942). He was married to Marian Louise Shields. He died on November 11, 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.