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Frank S. Nugent

Frank S. Nugent

Known For Writing
Birthday May 27, 1908
Died Dec 30, 1965 (57)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Aug 03, 2025
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Biography

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. He was nominated for an Academy ... Award in 1953 and twice won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy. The Writers Guild of America, West ranks his screenplay for The Searchers (1956) among the top 101 screenplays of all time.

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Mean Justice

Mean Justice

1971

Writer

Incident at Phantom Hill

Incident at Phantom Hill

1966

Screenplay

Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

1963

Screenplay

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961

Screenplay

North West Frontier

North West Frontier

1959

Screenplay

Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk

1958

Screenplay

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958

Screenplay

The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon

1957

Screenplay

The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

Screenplay

The Tall Men

The Tall Men

1955

Screenplay

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955

Screenplay

Trouble in the Glen

Trouble in the Glen

1954

Screenplay

They Rode West

They Rode West

1954

Screenplay

Angel Face

Angel Face

1953

Screenplay

The Red Beret

The Red Beret

1953

Screenplay

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

1952

Screenplay

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

1950

Screenplay

Two Flags West

Two Flags West

1950

Story

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

Screenplay

Tulsa

Tulsa

1949

Screenplay

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

Screenplay

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

Screenplay

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