Roger MacDougall
Playwright, Film story contributor
1910 – 1993
Who was Roger MacDougall?
Roger MacDougall was a Scottish playwright, screenwriter and director.
MacDougall began writing the occasional screenplay in the late 30s, working both alone and in collaboration with others. Most of his plays were produced during the 50s. As a screenwriter, his best-known films are The Man in the White Suit and The Mouse That Roared. He was a cousin of Alexander Mackendrick.
During the 1950s he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis which eventually resulted in significant disability. Through disillusionment with orthodox medical treatments at the time, he developed a diet, loosely based on a paleolithic diet, that apparently returned him to good health and sustained remission. Following this experience, he published a pamphlet describing his diet intended to help other patients to achieve similar results. This diet produced positive results in other patients, though success was not universal.
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- Born
- Aug 2, 1910
Glasgow - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of Glasgow
- Died
- May 27, 1993
Northwood
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on July 23, 2013
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