Elliott Nugent
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 20, 1896
- Died
- August 9, 1980
- Birthplace
- Dover, Ohio, USA
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
Filmography
Just for You 1952
Director
She's Working Her Way Through College 1952
Theatre Play
My Outlaw Brother 1951
Director
The Skipper Surprised His Wife 1950
Director
The Great Gatsby 1949
Director
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College 1949
Director
My Girl Tisa 1948
Actor, Director
Welcome Stranger 1947
Director
My Favorite Brunette 1947
Director
Up in Arms 1944
Director
Stage Door Canteen 1943
as Elliott Nugent
The Crystal Ball 1943
Director
The Male Animal 1942
Theatre Play, Director
Nothing but the Truth 1941
Director
The Cat and the Canary 1939
Director
Never Say Die 1939
Director
Give Me a Sailor 1938
Director
Professor Beware 1938
Director
It's All Yours 1937
Director
Wives Never Know 1936
Director
And So They Were Married 1936
Director
Splendor 1935
Director
College Scandal 1935
Director
Love in Bloom 1935
Director
Enter Madame 1935
Director
She Loves Me Not 1934
Director
Strictly Dynamite 1934
as Program Director (uncredited), Director
Two Alone 1934
Director
If I Were Free 1933
Director
Three Cornered Moon 1933
as Mr. Stokes (uncredited), Director
Whistling in the Dark 1933
Director, Screenplay
Life Begins 1932
Co-Director
The Mouthpiece 1932
Director
Local Boy Makes Good 1931
Theatre Play
The Last Flight 1931
as Francis
Virtuous Husband 1931
as Daniel Curtis
For the Love o' Lil 1930
as Sandy Jenkins
Romance 1930
as Harry
The Unholy Three 1930
as Hector McDonald, Writer
The Sins of the Children 1930
as Johnnie, Story, Writer
Not So Dumb 1930
as Gordon
Navy Blues 1929
Dialogue
So This Is College 1929
as Eddie
Wise Girls 1929
as Kempy, Original Story, Producer, Screenplay
The Single Standard 1929
as Party Boy (uncredited)
So This is Eden 1927
as Jim
Credits from TMDB.