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.
Filmography
all 24
Movies 23
Writer 20
Screenplay 4
TV Shows 1
Writer
Mean Justice (1971)
Movie
Writer
Incident at Phantom Hill (1966)
Movie
Writer
Donovan's Reef (1963)
Movie
1
Writer
Two Rode Together (1961)
Movie
2
Writer
North West Frontier (1959)
Movie
Writer
The Last Hurrah (1958)
Movie
Writer
Gunman's Walk (1958)
Movie
Writer
The Rising of the Moon (1957)
Movie
6
Writer
The Searchers (1956)
Movie
5.03
Writer
Rookie of the Year (1955)
Movie
Writer
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
TV
Writer
The Tall Men (1955)
Movie
Writer
Mister Roberts (1955)
Movie
6
Screenplay
They Rode West (1954)
Movie
Writer
Trouble in the Glen (1954)
Movie
Writer
The Red Beret (1953)
Movie
Writer
Angel Face (1953)
Movie
4
Screenplay
The Quiet Man (1952)
Movie
6
Writer
Two Flags West (1950)
Movie
6
Writer
Wagon Master (1950)
Movie
Writer
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Movie
3.5
Screenplay
Tulsa (1949)
Movie
Screenplay
3 Godfathers (1948)
Movie
3.5
Writer
Fort Apache (1948)
Movie
4
Ratings
Average 6.18
Based on 259 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1948
1952
1955
1955
1971
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-27
Deathday1965-12-30 (57 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsFrank Nugent
AwardsWriters Guild of America Award
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