Elliott Nugent
Film director
1896 – 1980
Who was Elliott Nugent?
Elliott Nugent was an American actor, playwright, writer, and film director. He successfully made the transition from silent film to sound. He directed The Cat and the Canary, starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. He also directed the Hope films Never Say Die and My Favorite Brunette.
Nugent was a college classmate of fellow Ohioan James Thurber. Together, they wrote the Broadway play The Male Animal 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 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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- Born
- Sep 20, 1896
Dover - Also known as
- Elliot Nugent
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Norma Lee
(1921/10/15 - 1980/08/09)
- Norma Lee
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Ohio State University
- Died
- Aug 9, 1980
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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