- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 20, 1896
- Place of Birth
- Dover, Ohio, USA
- Died
- August 9, 1980
Elliott Nugent
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. …
Filmography
movieJust for You
1952 · Director
movieShe's Working Her Way Through College
1952 · Theatre Play
movieMy Outlaw Brother
1951 · Director
movieThe Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950 · Director
movieThe Great Gatsby
1949 · Director
movieMr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949 · Director
movieMy Girl Tisa
1948 · , Director
movieWelcome Stranger
1947 · Director
movieMy Favorite Brunette
1947 · Director
movieUp in Arms
1944 · Director
movieStage Door Canteen
1943 · Elliott Nugent
movieThe Crystal Ball
1943 · Director
movieThe Male Animal
1942 · Theatre Play, Director
movieNothing but the Truth
1941 · Director
movieThe Cat and the Canary
1939 · Director
movieNever Say Die
1939 · Director
movieGive Me a Sailor
1938 · Director
movieProfessor Beware
1938 · Director
movieIt's All Yours
1937 · Director
movieWives Never Know
1936 · Director
movieAnd So They Were Married
1936 · Director
movieSplendor
1935 · Director
movieCollege Scandal
1935 · Director
movieLove in Bloom
1935 · Director
movieEnter Madame
1935 · Director
movieShe Loves Me Not
1934 · Director
movieStrictly Dynamite
1934 · Program Director (uncredited)
movieTwo Alone
1934 · Director
movieIf I Were Free
1933 · Director
movieThree Cornered Moon
1933 · Mr. Stokes (uncredited), Director
movieWhistling in the Dark
1933 · Director, Screenplay
movieLife Begins
1932 · Co-Director
movieThe Mouthpiece
1932 · Director
movieLocal Boy Makes Good
1931 · Theatre Play
movieThe Last Flight
1931 · Francis
movieVirtuous Husband
1931 · Daniel Curtis
movieFor the Love o' Lil
1930 · Sandy Jenkins
movieRomance
1930 · Harry
movieThe Unholy Three
1930 · Hector McDonald, Writer
movieThe Sins of the Children
1930 · Johnnie, Story, Writer
movieNot So Dumb
1930 · Gordon
movieNavy Blues
1929 · Dialogue
movieSo This Is College
1929 · Eddie
movieWise Girls
1929 · Kempy, Original Story, Producer, Screenplay
movieThe Single Standard
1929 · Party Boy (uncredited)
movieSo This is Eden
1927 · Jim