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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Elliott Nugent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Directed
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The Cat and the Canary (1939) — Director
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My Favorite Brunette (1947) — Director
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The Great Gatsby (1949) — Director
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Nothing but the Truth (1941) — Director
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The Crystal Ball (1943) — Director
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My Outlaw Brother (1951) — Director
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The Male Animal (1942) — Director
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She Loves Me Not (1934) — Director
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Up in Arms (1944) — Director
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The Mouthpiece (1932) — Director
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Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) — Director
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Three Cornered Moon (1933) — Director
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Professor Beware (1938) — Director
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If I Were Free (1933) — Director
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Never Say Die (1939) — Director
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Welcome Stranger (1947) — Director
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Give Me a Sailor (1938) — Director
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And So They Were Married (1936) — Director
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Splendor (1935) — Director
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Whistling in the Dark (1933) — Director
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Enter Madame (1935) — Director
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It's All Yours (1937) — Director
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Just for You (1952) — Director
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Strictly Dynamite (1934) — Director
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Love in Bloom (1935) — Director
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The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) — Director
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College Scandal (1935) — Director
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Two Alone (1934) — Director
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My Girl Tisa (1948) — Director
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Wives Never Know (1936) — Director
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The Unholy Three (1930) — Hector McDonald
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Romance (1930) — Harry
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Stage Door Canteen (1943) — Elliott Nugent
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The Last Flight (1931) — Francis
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The Sins of the Children (1930) — Johnnie
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So This Is College (1929) — Eddie
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Not So Dumb (1930) — Gordon
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Three Cornered Moon (1933) — Mr. Stokes (uncredited)
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The Single Standard (1929) — Party Boy (uncredited)
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Wise Girls (1929) — Kempy
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Strictly Dynamite (1934) — Program Director (uncredited)
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My Girl Tisa (1948)
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For the Love o' Lil (1930) — Sandy Jenkins
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Virtuous Husband (1931) — Daniel Curtis
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So This is Eden (1927) — Jim