Elliott Nugent

Elliot Nugent in a 1947 publicity photo

Elliott Nugent (September 20, 1896 in Dover, Ohio – August 9, 1980 in New York City) was an American actor, playwright, writer, and film director.

Biography

Nugent, the son of actor J.C. Nugent, 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 was the brother-in-law of actor Alan Bunce of Ethel and Albert fame.

Partial filmography

• Wise Girls (1929)
• So This Is College (1929)
• Not So Dumb (1930)
• The Sins of the Children (1930)
• The Unholy Three (1930)
• Romance (1930)
• The Last Flight (1931)
• The Mouthpiece (1932) (director)
• Life Begins (1932) (co-director)
• Whistling in the Dark (1933) (director)
• Three-Cornered Moon (1933) (director)
• If I Were Free (1933) (director)
• Two Alone (1934) (director)
• Strictly Dynamite (1934) (director) (unbilled)
• She Loves Me Not (1934) (director)
• Enter Madame (1935) (director)
• Splendor (1935) (director)
• Wives Never Know (1936) (director)
• It's All Yours (1937)
• Professor Beware (1938) (director)
• Give Me a Sailor (1938) (director)
• Never Say Die (1939) (director)
• The Cat and the Canary (1939) (director)
• Nothing But the Truth (1941) (director)
• The Male Animal (1942) (director)
• The Crystal Ball (1943) (director)
• Up in Arms (1944) (director)
• My Favorite Brunette (1947) (director)
• Welcome Stranger (1947) (director)
• My Girl Tisa (1948) (director)
• Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) (director)
• The Great Gatsby (1949) (director)
• The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) (director)
• My Outlaw Brother (1951) (director)
• Just for You (1952) (director)

External links

• Elliott Nugent at the TCM Movie Database
• Elliott Nugent at AllMovie
• Elliott Nugent at the Internet Broadway Database
• Elliott Nugent papers, 1916-1965, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts