Frank S. Nugent
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 27, 1908
- Died
- December 30, 1965 (aged 57)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mean Justice
Movie · Writer
Incident at Phantom Hill
Movie · Screenplay
Donovan's Reef
Movie · Screenplay
Empire
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Two Rode Together
Movie · Screenplay
North West Frontier
Movie · Screenplay
Gunman's Walk
Movie · Screenplay
The Last Hurrah
Movie · Screenplay
The Rising of the Moon
Movie · Screenplay
The Searchers
Movie · Screenplay
The Tall Men
Movie · Screenplay
Mister Roberts
Movie · Screenplay
Rookie of the Year
Movie · Writer
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · Writer · 1 ep
They Rode West
Movie · Screenplay
Trouble in the Glen
Movie · Screenplay
Angel Face
Movie · Screenplay
The Red Beret
Movie · Screenplay
The Quiet Man
Movie · Screenplay
Wagon Master
Movie · Screenplay
Two Flags West
Movie · Story
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Movie · Screenplay
Tulsa
Movie · Screenplay
3 Godfathers
Movie · Screenplay
Fort Apache
Movie · Screenplay