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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.
Frank S. Nugent was an American screenwriter known for his collaborations with director John Ford. For a writer with only 21 feature films credited to his name, his influence is surprisingly ubiquitous and far-reaching.
- Writer
- May 27, 1908
- Frank S. Nugent
- December 30, 1965
Nov 3, 2017 · One December day in 1939, Frank Nugent, a film critic for the New York Times, took his seat at the premiere of Gone with the Wind and waited for the carnage to unfold. So long and overblown had the movie’s ad campaign been that Nugent was sure it was going to be a turkey.
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Birthday: May 27, 1908. Birthplace: New York, New York, USA. Frank S. Nugent began his career with The New York Times as a reporter in 1929, before succeeding Andre Senwald as the paper's...
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Career: 1929–34, reporter, and film critic, 1934–40, New York Times; 1940—first filmwriting work, as script doctor; 1948—first film as writer, and first of several films for John Ford, Fort Apache; 1957–58—President, Screen Writers Guild. Died: 29 December 1965.
