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Elliott Nugent

Director, Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born September 20, 1896Died August 9, 1980 (83 years)
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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

  • The Cat and the Canary
  • My Favorite Brunette
  • The Male Animal
  • Up in Arms
  • Nothing But the Truth
  • The Great Gatsby
  • Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
  • The Crystal Ball
  • The Unholy Three
  • Never Say Die
  • Not So Dumb
  • And So They Were Married
  • Just for You
  • Welcome Stranger
  • My Outlaw Brother
  • The Last Flight
  • Romance
  • Life Begins

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