Elliott Nugent
Directing
- Born
- September 20, 1896 · Dover, Ohio, USA
- Died
- August 9, 1980 (age 83)
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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).
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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
October 27, 1939
My Favorite Brunette
March 19, 1947
The Great Gatsby
June 6, 1949
The Unholy Three
July 12, 1930
Nothing but the Truth
October 10, 1941
The Crystal Ball
January 22, 1943
My Outlaw Brother
August 22, 1951
Up in Arms
February 17, 1944
The Mouthpiece
March 21, 1932
The Male Animal
March 12, 1942
She Loves Me Not
August 31, 1934
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
April 15, 1949
Behind the camera37
- 1952Just for You Director
- 1952She's Working Her Way Through College Theatre Play
- 1951My Outlaw Brother Director
- 1950The Skipper Surprised His Wife Director
- 1949The Great Gatsby Director
- 1949Mr. Belvedere Goes to College Director
- 1948My Girl Tisa Director
- 1947Welcome Stranger Director
- 1947My Favorite Brunette Director
- 1944Up in Arms