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Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Stagecoach
Stagecoach Writer
(1939)
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny Writer
(1946)
The Informer
The Informer Writer
(1935)
Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby Writer
(1938)
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 1986 Stagecoach (TV Movie) (1939 screenplay)
 1966 Stagecoach (based on a screenplay by)
 1962 Escape from Zahrain (uncredited)
 1960 Heller in Pink Tights (screenplay)
 1959 The Hangman (screenplay)
 1957 The Tin Star (screenplay by)
 1954 Prince Valiant (screenplay)
 1952 The Big Sky (screenplay)
 1951 Rawhide (written by)
 1949 Pinky (screenplay)
 1947 Mourning Becomes Electra (screenplay - uncredited)
 1947 The Fugitive (screen play)
 1946 Sister Kenny (screen play)
 1945 Scarlet Street (screen play)
 1945 The Bells of St. Mary's (screenplay)
 1945 And Then There Were None (screenplay)
 1944 It Happened Tomorrow (adaptation) / (screenplay)
 1943 Government Girl (screen play)
 1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls (screen play)
 1943 Bataan (uncredited)
 1943 Mr. Lucky (contributing writer - uncredited)
 1943 This Land Is Mine (screen play)
 1943 Air Force (original screenplay)
 1942 The Battle of Midway (Documentary short)
 1941 Swamp Water
 1941 Man Hunt (screenplay)
 1940 The Long Voyage Home (adapted for the screen by)
 1940 The Westerner (uncredited)
 1939 The Marshal of Mesa City (story "The Peacemaker" - uncredited)
 1939 The 400 Million (Documentary) (commentary)
 1939 Stagecoach (screen play)
 1939 Gunga Din (contributing writer - uncredited)
 1938 Next Time I Marry (screen play - uncredited)
 1938 Carefree (story and adaptation)
 1938 Bringing Up Baby (screen play)
 1937 The Hurricane (screen play)
 1937 The Toast of New York (screenplay)
 1936 The Plough and the Stars (screenplay)
 1936 Mary of Scotland (screen play)
 1935 The Three Musketeers (screen play)
 1935 Steamboat Round the Bend (screen play)
 1935 The Crusades (screen play)
 1935 She (additional dialogue)
 1935 The Arizonian (screenplay) / (story)
 1935 The Informer (screen play)
 1935 Life Begins at 40 (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 1935 Married Lady Needs Husband (contributing writer - uncredited)
 1935 Mystery Woman (story)
 1934 Marie Galante (contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited)
 1934 Judge Priest (screen play)
 1934 Call It Luck (screenplay) / (story)
 1934 Wild Gold (story)
 1934 The Lost Patrol (screen play)
 1934 You Can't Buy Everything (original screenplay)
 1934 Frontier Marshal (contributing writer - uncredited)
 1933 Pilgrimage (dialogue)
 1933 The Man Who Dared (original screenplay)
 1933 Hot Pepper (story)
 1932 Robbers' Roost (adaptation)
 1932 The Sign of the Cross (1944 prologue, uncredited)
 1932 This Sporting Age (screenplay)
 1932 She Wanted a Millionaire (contributing writer - uncredited)
 1931 Skyline
 1931 Hush Money
 1931 The Black Camel (uncredited)
 1931 Not Exactly Gentlemen (screenplay)
 1931 Seas Beneath (screenplay)
 1930 A Devil with Women (dialogue) / (screenplay)
 1930 One Mad Kiss (adaptation) / (dialogue)
 1930 On the Level (screenplay)
 1930 Born Reckless (dialogue) / (screenplay)
 1930 Men Without Women (screen play and scenario)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(19??) Story: "The Peacemaker" (filmed, uncredited, as The Marshal of Mesa City (1939)). See more »

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7 Articles | See more »

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse:

Esther "Esta" Varez  (his death)
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Personal Quote:

[on his collaborations with John Ford}: Working with Ford closely, I fell in love with the cinema. See more »

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Worked on thirteen scripts for the director John Ford. Under contract at Fox (1929-35) and RKO (1935-38 and 1943-47). See more »
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