Frank Stanley Nugent (born New York City 27 May 1908- died 29 December 1965 was an American journalist, film reviewer, script doctor, and screenwriter who wrote 21 film scripts, 11 for John Ford. The City of New York Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Film review redirects here for the similar sounding Film revue please visit Revue#Film revues. A script doctor is a skilled Screenwriter called in to assist a Film project by rewriting parts of the Screenplay to improve dialogue pacing and other Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made [1]
Biography
Frank S. Nugent began as a news reporter with the New York Times and later moved into reviewing films. Frank Stanley Nugent (born New York City 27 May 1908- died 29 December 1965 was an American Journalist, Film reviewer, Nugent's not so positive review of The Story of Alexander Graham Bell led to a reduction of 20th Century Fox's advertising in the Times for nearly a year. [1] A review of Fox's The Grapes of Wrath led to an offer from studio head Darryl F. Zanuck to work as a script editor at the studio with Zanuck saying "if you can't fire 'em, hire 'em". The Grapes of Wrath is a novel published in 1939 and written by John Steinbeck, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Darryl Francis Zanuck ( September 5, 1902 &ndash December 22, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning producer, Writer [1] Nugent freelanced as a journalist during this period.
Nugent met Ford when an assignment for the New York Times Magazine to Mexico to meet with John Ford the filming The Fugitive led to a long and fruitful association with the John Ford Stock Company. The New York Times Magazine is a supplement to the Sunday The New York Times newspaper The John Ford Stock Company is the name given to the large collection of actors used repeatedly in the films of American director John Ford. Nugent also worked in England (The Red Beret), Scotland (Trouble in the Glen), Ireland (The Quiet Man and The Rising of the Moon (film)), India (Northwest Frontier), and Hawaii (Donovan's Reef). The Red Beret is a 1953 British made War film concerning the Parachute Regiment. The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed The Rising of the Moon is a 1957 comedy - Drama film directed by John Ford. Northwest Frontier (retitled Flame Over India in the US is a 1959 British adventure Film starring Kenneth More Donovan's Reef is a 1963 American Motion picture from director John Ford.
Nugent wrote a variety of Western (genre) films such as Fort Apache, 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Wagonmaster and The Searchers for John Ford with other westerns for Stuart Heisler (Tulsa), Robert Wise (Two Flags West), Raoul Walsh (The Tall Men), and They Rode West and Gunman's Walk for Phil Karlson. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. 3 Godfathers is a 1948 western film directed by John Ford. The screenplay written by Frank S She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is a 1949 western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. For the 1950 John Ford film see Wagon Master Wagonmaster was released on June 5, 2007 on the Anti The Searchers is a 1956 Epic Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, which tells the story Stuart Heisler ( December 5, 1896 - August 21, 1979) was a Film and Television director. Robert Wise ( September 10, 1914 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor film editor and Academy Two Flags West is a 1950 American Civil War drama that tells the story of a large squadron of imprisoned Confederate Army soldiers who will be given Raoul Walsh (born March 11, 1887 in New York City, died December 31, 1980 in Simi Valley CA) was an American Phil Karlson ( July 2, 1908 - December 12, 1985) was a Chicago -born film director known for his no-nonsense film noir Nugent also worked on the troubled Mister Roberts.
References
- ^ a b c Cecile Starr. Frank S. Nugent. filmreference. com.
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