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Elliott Nugent (September 20, 1896, Dover, Ohio - August 9, 1980, New York City) was an American actor, writer, and film director. He successfully made the transition from silent film to sound. He directed The Cat and the Canary (1939), starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. He also directed the Hope films Never Say Die (1939) and My Favorite Brunette (1947).
Nugent was a college classmate (and lifelong friend) of fellow Ohioan James Thurber. Together, they wrote the Broadway play The Male Animal (1940) in which Nugent starred with Gene Tierney. He also directed the 1942 Warner Bros. film version of The Male Animal, starring Henry Fonda and Olivia de Havilland.
Nugent's autobiography Events Leading Up to the Comedy (1965) skips over large portions of Nugent's life and work, but deals honestly with the alcoholism that largely ended his career.
Nugent was the son of veteran actor J.C. Nugent who sometimes wrote or acted with Elliott.
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Filmography
all 47
Movies 47
Director 31
Writer 3
self 1
Just for You (1952)
She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
My Outlaw Brother (1951)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)
The Great Gatsby (1949)
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
My Girl Tisa (1948)
Welcome Stranger (1947)
My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Up in Arms (1944)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
The Crystal Ball (1943)
The Male Animal (1942)
Nothing But the Truth (1941)
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Never Say Die (1939)
Give Me a Sailor (1938)
Professor Beware (1938)
It's All Yours (1937)
Wives Never Know (1936)
And So They Were Married (1936)
Splendor (1935)
College Scandal (1935)
Love in Bloom (1935)
Enter Madame (1935)
She Loves Me Not (1934)
Strictly Dynamite (1934)
Two Alone (1934)
If I Were Free (1933)
Three-Cornered Moon (1933)
Whistling in the Dark (1933)
Life Begins (1932)
The Mouthpiece (1932)
Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
The Last Flight (1931)
Virtuous Husband (1931)
For the Love o' Lil (1930)
Romance (1930)
The Unholy Three (1930)
The Sins of the Children (1930)
Not So Dumb (1930)
Navy Blues (1929)
So This Is College (1929)
Wise Girls (1929)
The Single Standard (1929)
The Poor Nut (1927)
So This is Eden (1927)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1896-09-20
Deathday1980-08-09 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceDover, United States of America
FatherJ. C. Nugent
SiblingsRuth Nugent
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Elliot Nugent
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