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Frank Stanley Nugent (May 27, 1908 – December 29, 1965) was an American screenwriter, journalist, and film reviewer. He wrote 21 film scripts, 11 for director John Ford. He wrote almost a thousand reviews for The New York Times before leaving journalism for Hollywood.
Frank S. Nugent was an American screenwriter known for his collaborations with director John Ford. For a writer with only 21 feature films credited to his name, his influence is surprisingly ubiquitous and far-reaching.
May 27, 2018 · On Mount Everest, Dawson Stelfox and Frank Nugent were setting off on the final leg of a four-year effort to become the first Irish climbers to scale the world’s highest peak.
Frank S. Nugent ’25 made his career as a film critic and screenwriter, beginning in 1929 and lasting until his death in 1965. He began his career with The New York Times as a reporter in 1929, before taking over as the paper’s motion picture editor and critic in 1936.
Writer: The Quiet Man. Frank S. Nugent was an American screenwriter known for his collaborations with director John Ford. For a writer with only 21 feature films credited to his name, his influence is surprisingly ubiquitous and far-reaching.
Frank S. Nugent is known as an Screenplay, Writer, and Story. Some of his work includes The Searchers, The Quiet Man, Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, 3 Godfathers, Angel Face, Mister Roberts, and Donovan's Reef.
Career: 1929–34, reporter, and film critic, 1934–40, New York Times ; 1940—first filmwriting work, as script doctor; 1948—first film as writer, and first of several films for John Ford, Fort Apache ; 1957–58—President, Screen Writers Guild. Died: 29 December 1965.
