Elliott Nugent
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-09-20
Day of Death
1980-08-09 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Dover, Ohio, USA
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.
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Known For
Acting
(1948)
(1943)
Stage Door Canteen
as Elliott Nugent
(1934)
Strictly Dynamite
as Program Director (uncredited)
(1931)
The Last Flight
as Francis
(1931)
Virtuous Husband
as Daniel Curtis
(1930)
The Unholy Three
as Hector McDonald
(1930)
Romance
as Harry
(1930)
The Sins of the Children
as Johnnie
(1930)
Not So Dumb
as Gordon
(1930)
For the Love o' Lil
as Sandy Jenkins
(1929)
So This Is College
as Eddie
(1929)
The Single Standard
as Party Boy (uncredited)
(1929)
Wise Girls
as Kempy
(1927)
So This is Eden
as Jim
Crew
(1952)
Just for You
Director
(1952)
She's Working Her Way Through College
Theatre Play
(1951)
My Outlaw Brother
Director
(1950)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Director
(1949)
The Great Gatsby
Director
(1949)
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Director
(1948)
My Girl Tisa
Director
(1947)
My Favorite Brunette
Director
(1947)
Welcome Stranger
Director
(1944)
Up in Arms
Director
(1943)
The Crystal Ball
Director
(1942)
The Male Animal
Theatre Play, Director
(1941)
Nothing But the Truth
Director
(1939)
The Cat and the Canary
Director
(1939)
Never Say Die
Director
(1938)
Professor Beware
Director
(1938)
Give Me a Sailor
Director
(1937)
It's All Yours
Director
(1936)
And So They Were Married
Director
(1936)
Wives Never Know
Director
(1935)
Enter Madame
Director
(1935)
Love in Bloom
Director
(1935)
College Scandal
Director
(1935)
Splendor
Director
(1934)
She Loves Me Not
Director
(1934)
Strictly Dynamite
Director
(1934)
Two Alone
Director
(1933)
Three-Cornered Moon
Director
(1933)
If I Were Free
Director
(1933)
Whistling in the Dark
Director, Screenplay
(1932)
The Mouthpiece
Director
(1932)
Life Begins
Co-Director
(1931)
Local Boy Makes Good
Theatre Play
(1930)
The Unholy Three
Writer
(1930)
The Sins of the Children
Story, Writer
(1929)
Navy Blues
Dialogue
(1929)
Wise Girls
Original Story, Producer, Screenplay