Frank S. Nugent
57
years
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.
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| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Apache | 1948 | Screenplay |
| 3 Godfathers | 1948 | Screenplay |
| Tulsa | 1949 | Screenplay |
| She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | 1949 | Screenplay |
| Wagon Master | 1950 | Screenplay |
| The Quiet Man | 1952 | Screenplay |
| Angel Face | 1953 | Screenplay |
| The Red Beret | 1953 | Screenplay |
| Trouble in the Glen | 1954 | Screenplay |
| They Rode West | 1954 | Screenplay |
| Mister Roberts | 1955 | Screenplay |
| The Tall Men | 1955 | Screenplay |
| The Searchers | 1956 | Screenplay |
| The Rising of the Moon | 1957 | Screenplay |
| Gunman's Walk | 1958 | Screenplay |
| The Last Hurrah | 1958 | Screenplay |
| North West Frontier | 1959 | Screenplay |
| Two Rode Together | 1961 | Screenplay |
| Donovan's Reef | 1963 | Screenplay |
| Incident at Phantom Hill | 1966 | Screenplay |
| Mean Justice | 1971 | Writer |