Frank S. Nugent
WritingBorn May 27, 1908Died Dec 30, 1965
New York City, New York, USA
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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1971Mean Justiceas Writermovie1966Incident at Phantom Hillas Screenplaymovie1963Donovan's Reefas Screenplaymovie1962Empireas Writertv1961Two Rode Togetheras Screenplaymovie1959North West Frontieras Screenplaymovie1958The Last Hurrahas Screenplaymovie1958Gunman's Walkas Screenplaymovie1957The Rising of the Moonas Screenplaymovie1956The Searchersas Screenplaymovie1955Screen Director's Playhouseas Writertv1955The Tall Menas Screenplaymovie1955Mister Robertsas Screenplaymovie1954They Rode Westas Screenplaymovie1954Trouble in the Glenas Screenplaymovie1953The Red Beretas Screenplaymovie1953Angel Faceas Screenplaymovie1952The Quiet Manas Screenplaymovie1950Two Flags Westas Storymovie1950Wagon Masteras Screenplaymovie1949She Wore a Yellow Ribbonas Screenplaymovie1949Tulsaas Screenplaymovie19483 Godfathersas Screenplaymovie1948Fort Apacheas Screenplaymovie