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Frank Nugent
Frank Nugent | |
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| Born | Frank Stanley Nugent May 27, 1908 New York City, US |
| Died | December 29, 1965 (aged 57) Los Angeles, California, US |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, journalist |
| Years active | 1929–1965 |
Frank Stanley Nugent (May 27, 1908 – December 29, 1965) was an American screenwriter, journalist, and film reviewer. He wrote 21 film scripts, 11 for director John Ford. He wrote almost a thousand reviews for The New York Times before leaving journalism for Hollywood. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1953 and twice won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy. The Writers Guild of America, West ranks his screenplay for The Searchers (1956) among the top 101 screenplays of all time.
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