VINTAGE Elliot Nugent HANDSOME 1931 Publicity Portrait faux autograph

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VINTAGE Elliot Nugent HANDSOME 1931 Publicity Portrait faux autograph
Elliott Nugent
Elliott Nugent
Nugent in a 1947 publicity photo
Born
Dover, Ohio
Spouse(s)
Norma Lee (1921–1980; his death)
[1]
[2]
Parent(s)
J. C. Nugent
(father)
Family
Ruth Nugent (sister)
Elliott Nugent
was an American actor, playwright, writer, and film director.
Biography
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Nugent was born in
Dover, Ohio
, the son of actor
J.C. Nugent
.
[3]
He successfully made the transition from
silent film
to sound film. He directed
The Cat and the Canary
(1939), starring
Bob Hope
and
Paulette Goddard
.
[4]
He also directed the Hope films
Never Say Die
(1939) and
My Favorite Brunette
(1947).
[5]
Nugent was a college classmate (and lifelong friend) of fellow Ohioan
James Thurber
.
[6]
Together, they wrote the Broadway play
The Male Animal
(1940)
[3]
in which Nugent starred with
Gene Tierney
. He also directed the 1942 film version of
The Male Animal
, starring
Henry Fonda
and
Olivia de Havilland
.
[7]
Nugent was the brother-in-law of actor
Alan Bunce
of
Ethel and Albert
fame.
[8]
Partial filmography
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Headlines
(1925) - Roger Hillman
The Single Standard
(1929) - Party Boy (uncredited)
Wise Girls
(1929) - Kempy
So This Is College
(1929) - Eddie
Not So Dumb
(1930) - Gordon
The Sins of the Children
(1930) - Johnnie Wagenkampf
The Unholy Three
(1930) (also writer, with
J.C. Nugent
) - Hector
Romance
(1930) - Harry
For the Love o' Lil
(1930) - Sandy Jenkins
The Virtuous Husband
(1931) - Daniel Curtis
The Last Flight
(1931) - Francis
The Mouthpiece
(1932, director)
Life Begins
(1932, co-director)
Whistling in the Dark
(1933, director)
Three-Cornered Moon
(1933, director) - Stock Broker (uncredited)
If I Were Free
(1933, director)
Two Alone
(1934, director)
Strictly Dynamite
(1934, director) - Performer (uncredited) (unbilled)
She Loves Me Not
(1934, director)
Enter Madame
(1935, director)
Splendor
(1935, director)
Wives Never Know
(1936, director)
It's All Yours
(1937)
Thunder in the City
(1937) - Casey (uncredited)
Professor Beware
(1938, director)
Give Me a Sailor
(1938, director)
Never Say Die
(1939, director)
The Cat and the Canary
(1939, director)
Nothing But the Truth
(1941, director)
The Male Animal
(1942, director)
The Crystal Ball
(1943, director)
Stage Door Canteen
(1943) - Himself
Up in Arms
(1944, director)
My Favorite Brunette
(1947, director)
Welcome Stranger
(1947, director) - Dr. Morton (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
(1948, director) - Man on Boat (uncredited)
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
(1949, director)
The Great Gatsby
(1949, director)
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
(1950, director)
My Outlaw Brother
(1951, director) - Ranger Captain (uncredited)
Just for You
(1952, director)