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Ranald MacDougall(1915-1973)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Ranald MacDougall was born on 10 March 1915 in Schenectady, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Mildred Pierce (1945), The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) and Cleopatra (1963). He was previously married to Nanette Fabray and Lucille Margaret Brophy. He died on 12 December 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 10, 1915
DiedDecember 12, 1973(58)
BornMarch 10, 1915
DiedDecember 12, 1973(58)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

Known for

Eve Arden, Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Bruce Bennett, and Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1945
Harry Belafonte, Mel Ferrer, and Inger Stevens in The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1959
Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)
Cleopatra
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1963
Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, and Richard Todd in The Hasty Heart (1949)
The Hasty Heart
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1949

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Writer

  • We're No Angels (1989)
    We're No Angels
    • (as Ranald Macdougall, suggestion)
  • That Man Bolt (1973)
    That Man Bolt
    • (as Quentin Werty)
  • Magic Carpet (1972)
    Magic Carpet
  • Jim Backus, Noah Beery Jr., Jack Elam, Mickey Rooney, Iron Eyes Cody, Don 'Red' Barry, Dan Blocker, Wally Cox, Nanette Fabray, Henry Jones, and Stubby Kaye in The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
  • Michael J. Pollard in Jigsaw (1968)
    Jigsaw
    • (as Quentin Werty)
  • Dark of the Sun (1968)
    Dark of the Sun
    • (as Quentin Werty)
  • Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
    Fame Is the Name of the Game
  • Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)
    Cleopatra
  • Westinghouse Playhouse (1961)
    Westinghouse Playhouse
  • Go Naked in the World (1961)
    Go Naked in the World
  • Harry Belafonte, Mel Ferrer, and Inger Stevens in The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
    The World, the Flesh and the Devil
  • Bing Crosby in Man on Fire (1957)
    Man on Fire
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
  • The Mountain (1956)
    The Mountain
  • Joan Crawford in Queen Bee (1955)
    Queen Bee

Director

  • Jim Backus, Noah Beery Jr., Jack Elam, Mickey Rooney, Iron Eyes Cody, Don 'Red' Barry, Dan Blocker, Wally Cox, Nanette Fabray, Henry Jones, and Stubby Kaye in The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
  • Go Naked in the World (1961)
    Go Naked in the World
  • The Subterraneans (1960)
    The Subterraneans
  • Harry Belafonte, Mel Ferrer, and Inger Stevens in The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959)
    The World, the Flesh and the Devil
  • Bing Crosby in Man on Fire (1957)
    Man on Fire
  • Joan Crawford in Queen Bee (1955)
    Queen Bee

Producer

  • Magic Carpet (1972)
    Magic Carpet
  • Jim Backus, Noah Beery Jr., Jack Elam, Mickey Rooney, Iron Eyes Cody, Don 'Red' Barry, Dan Blocker, Wally Cox, Nanette Fabray, Henry Jones, and Stubby Kaye in The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
    The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
  • Michael J. Pollard in Jigsaw (1968)
    Jigsaw
  • Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966)
    Fame Is the Name of the Game
  • Robert Douglas, Ted Donaldson, and Alexis Smith in The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)
    The Decision of Christopher Blake

Personal details

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    • March 10, 1915
    • Schenectady, New York, USA
    • December 12, 1973
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Nanette FabrayApril 24, 1957 - December 12, 1973 (his death, 1 child)

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    (1971-73) President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw).

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