About

Known credits:
56
Birthday:
1896-09-20
Place of birth:
Dover, Ohio, USA
Website:
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Elliott Nugent

Overview

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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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Known for

Acting
1948 My Girl Tisa Actor N/A
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1943 Stage Door Canteen Actor Elliott Nugent 58
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1934 Strictly Dynamite Actor Program Director (uncredited) 59
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1931 The Last Flight Actor Francis 59
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1931 Virtuous Husband Actor Daniel Curtis N/A
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1930 For the Love o' Lil Actor Sandy Jenkins N/A
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1930 Romance Actor Harry 59
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1930 The Unholy Three Actor Hector McDonald 58
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1930 The Sins of the Children Actor Johnnie 58
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1930 Not So Dumb Actor Gordon 58
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1929 So This Is College Actor Eddie 58
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1929 Wise Girls Actor Kempy 58
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1929 The Single Standard Actor Party Boy (uncredited) 58
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1927 So This is Eden Actor Jim N/A
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Directing
1952 Just for You Directing Director 59
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1951 My Outlaw Brother Directing Director 58
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1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife Directing Director 58
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1949 The Great Gatsby Directing Director 58
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1949 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College Directing Director 59
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1948 My Girl Tisa Directing Director N/A
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1947 Welcome Stranger Directing Director 58
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1947 My Favorite Brunette Directing Director 59
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1944 Up in Arms Directing Director 58
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1943 The Crystal Ball Directing Director 58
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1942 The Male Animal Directing Director 58
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1941 Nothing But the Truth Directing Director 59
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1939 The Cat and the Canary Directing Director 60
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1939 Never Say Die Directing Director 59
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1938 Give Me a Sailor Directing Director 58
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1938 Professor Beware Directing Director 59
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1937 It's All Yours Directing Director 59
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1936 Wives Never Know Directing Director N/A
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1936 And So They Were Married Directing Director 59
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1935 Splendor Directing Director 59
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1935 College Scandal Directing Director 59
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1935 Love in Bloom Directing Director 59
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1935 Enter Madame Directing Director 58
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1934 She Loves Me Not Directing Director 59
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1934 Strictly Dynamite Directing Director 59
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1934 Two Alone Directing Director 59
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1933 If I Were Free Directing Director 59
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1933 Three-Cornered Moon Directing Director 59
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1933 Whistling in the Dark Directing Director 58
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1932 Life Begins Directing Co-Director 58
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1932 The Mouthpiece Directing Director 59
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Writing
1952 She's Working Her Way Through College Writing Theatre Play 58
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1942 The Male Animal Writing Theatre Play 58
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1933 Whistling in the Dark Writing Screenplay 58
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1931 Local Boy Makes Good Writing Theatre Play 59
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1930 The Unholy Three Writing Writer 58
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1930 The Sins of the Children Writing Writer 58
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1930 The Sins of the Children Writing Story 58
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1929 Navy Blues Writing Dialogue 59
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1929 Wise Girls Writing Original Story 58
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1929 Wise Girls Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
1929 Wise Girls Production Producer 58
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