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Dudley Nichols

Dudley Nichols

Writer, Producer, Director

Born April 6, 1895 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA

Died January 4, 1960

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Dudley Nichols (April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) was an American screenwriter and director.

Dudley Nichols was born April 6, 1895, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He studied at the University of Michigan where he was active member of the Sigma Chapter of Theta Xi fraternity.

After working as a reporter for the New York World, Nichols moved to Hollywood in 1929 and became one of the most highly regarded screenwriters of the 1930s and 1940s. He collaborated on many films over many years with director John Ford, and was also noted for his work with George Cukor, Howard Hawks, Fritz Lang and Jean Renoir.

Nichols wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for films including Bringing Up Baby (1938), Stagecoach (1939), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Scarlet Street (1945), And Then There Were None (1945), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), Pinky (1949) and The Tin Star (1957).

Nichols initially declined the Academy Award he received for The Informer, due to a dispute between the Screen Writers Guild, of which he was a founder, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He collected the award at the 1938 Oscar ceremony. He served as president of the Screen Writers Guild in 1937 and 1938.

He also co-wrote the documentary The Battle of Midway, which won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Nichols produced and directed three films—Government Girl (1943), Sister Kenny (1946) and Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)—for which he also wrote the screenplay.

In 1954 he received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America.

He died in Hollywood of cancer in 1960 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

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Filmography

Writer

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Year

Stagecoach Poster

Stagecoach TV Movie1986

Stagecoach Poster

Stagecoach Feature Film1966

Escape from Zahrain Poster

Escape from Zahrain Feature Film1962

Heller in Pink Tights Poster

Heller in Pink Tights Feature Film1960

The Hangman Poster

The Hangman Feature Film1959

The Tin Star Poster

The Tin Star Feature Film1957

Run for the Sun Poster

Run for the Sun Feature Film1956

Prince Valiant Poster

Prince Valiant Feature Film1954

Return of the Texan Poster

Return of the Texan Feature Film1952

The Big Sky Poster

The Big Sky Feature Film1952

Rawhide Feature Film1951

Pinky Feature Film1949

Mourning Becomes Electra Poster

Mourning Becomes Electra Feature Film1947

The Fugitive Poster

The Fugitive Feature Film1947

Sister Kenny Poster

Sister Kenny Feature Film1946

And Then There Were None Poster

And Then There Were None Feature Film1945

Scarlet Street Poster

Scarlet Street Feature Film1945

The Bells of St. Mary's Poster

The Bells of St. Mary's Feature Film1945

It Happened Tomorrow Poster

It Happened Tomorrow Feature Film1944

Air Force Poster

Air Force Feature Film1943

Bataan Feature Film1943

For Whom the Bell Tolls Poster

For Whom the Bell Tolls Feature Film1943

Government Girl Poster

Government Girl Feature Film1943

Mr. Lucky Poster

Mr. Lucky Feature Film1943

This Land Is Mine Poster

This Land Is Mine Feature Film1943

The Battle of Midway Poster

The Battle of Midway Documentary1942

Man Hunt Poster

Man Hunt Feature Film1941

Swamp Water Poster

Swamp Water Feature Film1941

The Long Voyage Home Poster

The Long Voyage Home Feature Film1940

The Westerner Poster

The Westerner Feature Film1940

Gunga Din Poster

Gunga Din Feature Film1939

Stagecoach Poster

Stagecoach Feature Film1939

The 400 Million Poster

The 400 Million Documentary1939

The Marshal of Mesa City Poster

The Marshal of Mesa City Feature Film1939

Bringing Up Baby Poster

Bringing Up Baby Feature Film1938

Carefree Poster

Carefree Feature Film1938

Next Time I Marry Poster

Next Time I Marry Feature Film1938

The Hurricane Poster

The Hurricane Feature Film1937

The Toast of New York Poster

The Toast of New York Feature Film1937

Mary of Scotland Poster

Mary of Scotland Feature Film1936

The Plough and the Stars Poster

The Plough and the Stars Feature Film1936

Life Begins at 40 Poster

Life Begins at 40 Feature Film1935

Married Lady Needs Husband Poster

Married Lady Needs Husband Feature Film1935

Mystery Woman Poster

Mystery Woman Feature Film1935

She Feature Film1935

Steamboat Round the Bend Poster

Steamboat Round the Bend Feature Film1935

The Arizonian Poster

The Arizonian Feature Film1935

The Crusades Poster

The Crusades Feature Film1935

The Informer Poster

The Informer Feature Film1935

The Three Musketeers Poster

The Three Musketeers Feature Film1935

Call It Luck Poster

Call It Luck Feature Film1934

Frontier Marshal Poster

Frontier Marshal Feature Film1934

Hold That Girl Poster

Hold That Girl Feature Film1934

Judge Priest Poster

Judge Priest Feature Film1934

Marie Galante Poster

Marie Galante Feature Film1934

The Lost Patrol Poster

The Lost Patrol Feature Film1934

Wild Gold Poster

Wild Gold Feature Film1934

You Can't Buy Everything Poster

You Can't Buy Everything Feature Film1934

Hot Pepper Poster

Hot Pepper Feature Film1933

Pilgrimage Poster

Pilgrimage Feature Film1933

The Man Who Dared Poster

The Man Who Dared Feature Film1933

Robbers' Roost Poster

Robbers' Roost Feature Film1932

She Wanted a Millionaire Poster

She Wanted a Millionaire Feature Film1932

The Sign of the Cross Poster

The Sign of the Cross Feature Film1932

This Sporting Age Poster

This Sporting Age Feature Film1932

Hush Money Poster

Hush Money Feature Film1931

Not Exactly Gentlemen Poster

Not Exactly Gentlemen Feature Film1931

Seas Beneath Poster

Seas Beneath Feature Film1931

Skyline Feature Film1931

The Black Camel Poster

The Black Camel Feature Film1931

A Devil with Women Poster

A Devil with Women Feature Film1930

Born Reckless Poster

Born Reckless Feature Film1930

El precio de un beso Feature Film1930

Men Without Women Poster

Men Without Women Feature Film1930

On the Level Poster

On the Level Feature Film1930

One Mad Kiss Poster

One Mad Kiss Feature Film1930

Producer

4

Mourning Becomes Electra Poster

Mourning Becomes Electra Feature Film1947

Sister Kenny Poster

Sister Kenny Feature Film1946

Government Girl Poster

Government Girl Feature Film1943

This Land Is Mine Poster

This Land Is Mine Feature Film1943

Director

3

Mourning Becomes Electra Poster

Mourning Becomes Electra Feature Film1947

Sister Kenny Poster

Sister Kenny Feature Film1946

Government Girl Poster

Government Girl Feature Film1943

Music Department

1

Judge Priest Poster

Judge Priest Feature Film1934

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