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Nugent, the son of actor [[J. C. Nugent]], successfully made the transition from [[silent film]] to [[sound film|sound]]. He directed ''[[The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)|The Cat and the Canary]]'' (1939), starring [[Bob Hope]] and [[Paulette Goddard]]. He also directed the Hope films ''[[Never Say Die (1939 film)|Never Say Die]]'' (1939) and ''[[My Favorite Brunette]]'' (1947).<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|0637790}}</ref> |
Nugent, the son of actor [[J. C. Nugent]],<ref name="von">{{cite book|last1=Cullen|first1=Frank|last2=Hackman|first2=Florence|last3=McNeilly|first3=Donald|title=Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America|date=2007|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9780415938532|page=838|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XFnfnKg6BcAC&pg=PA838&dq=%22Elliott+Nugent%22+actor&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH0a_Gk-rZAhUEQq0KHQkIBTYQ6AEIRDAF#v=onepage&q=%22Elliott%20Nugent%22%20actor&f=false|accessdate=13 March 2018|language=en}}</ref> successfully made the transition from [[silent film]] to [[sound film|sound]]. He directed ''[[The Cat and the Canary (1939 film)|The Cat and the Canary]]'' (1939), starring [[Bob Hope]] and [[Paulette Goddard]]. He also directed the Hope films ''[[Never Say Die (1939 film)|Never Say Die]]'' (1939) and ''[[My Favorite Brunette]]'' (1947).<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|0637790}}</ref> |
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Nugent was a college classmate (and lifelong friend) of fellow Ohioan [[James Thurber]]. Together, they wrote the [[Broadway theater|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]]. {{citation needed|date=October 2014}} |
Nugent was a college classmate (and lifelong friend) of fellow Ohioan [[James Thurber]]. Together, they wrote the [[Broadway theater|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]]. {{citation needed|date=October 2014}} |
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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,[1] 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).[2]
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. [citation needed]
Nugent was the brother-in-law of actor Alan Bunce of Ethel and Albert fame.
Partial filmography
- Headlines (1925)
- Wise Girls (1929)
- So This Is College (1929)
- Not So Dumb (1930)
- The Sins of the Children (1930)
- The Unholy Three (1930) (also writer, with J. C. Nugent)
- 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)
References
- ^ Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald (2007). Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in America. Psychology Press. p. 838. ISBN 9780415938532. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ Elliott Nugent at IMDb
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
- 1896 births
- 1980 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- People from Tuscarawas County, Ohio
- Film directors from Ohio
- American male film actors
- 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
- American male stage actors
- Writers from Ohio
- Male actors from Ohio
- Disease-related deaths in New York (state)
- American film director, 1890s birth stubs
- American film actor, 1890s birth stubs