Elliott Nugent
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elliott Nugent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Movies (46)
Just for You
Director (Directing)
1952
She's Working Her Way Through College
Theatre Play (Writing)
1952
My Outlaw Brother
Director (Directing)
1951
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Director (Directing)
1950
The Great Gatsby
Director (Directing)
1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Director (Directing)
1949
My Girl Tisa
1948
Welcome Stranger
Director (Directing)
1947
My Favorite Brunette
Director (Directing)
1947
Up in Arms
Director (Directing)
1944
Stage Door Canteen
as Elliott Nugent
1943
The Crystal Ball
Director (Directing)
1943
The Male Animal
Theatre Play (Writing)
1942
Nothing But the Truth
Director (Directing)
1941
The Cat and the Canary
Director (Directing)
1939
Never Say Die
Director (Directing)
1939
Give Me a Sailor
Director (Directing)
1938
Professor Beware
Director (Directing)
1938
It's All Yours
Director (Directing)
1937
Wives Never Know
Director (Directing)
1936
And So They Were Married
Director (Directing)
1936
Splendor
Director (Directing)
1935
College Scandal
Director (Directing)
1935
Love in Bloom
Director (Directing)
1935
Enter Madame
Director (Directing)
1935
She Loves Me Not
Director (Directing)
1934
Strictly Dynamite
as Program Director (uncredited)
1934
Two Alone
Director (Directing)
1934
If I Were Free
Director (Directing)
1933
Three Cornered Moon
as Mr. Stokes (uncredited)
1933
Whistling in the Dark
Director (Directing)
1933
Life Begins
Co-Director (Directing)
1932
The Mouthpiece
Director (Directing)
1932
Local Boy Makes Good
Theatre Play (Writing)
1931
The Last Flight
as Francis
1931
Virtuous Husband
as Daniel Curtis
1931
For the Love o' Lil
as Sandy Jenkins
1930
Romance
as Harry
1930
The Unholy Three
as Hector McDonald
1930
The Sins of the Children
as Johnnie
1930
Not So Dumb
as Gordon
1930
Navy Blues
Dialogue (Writing)
1929
So This Is College
as Eddie
1929
Wise Girls
as Kempy
1929
The Single Standard
as Party Boy (uncredited)
1929
So This is Eden
as Jim
1927