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Dudley Nichols

American screenwriter (1895-1960) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 64

Dudley Nichols was an American screenwriter and film director. He was the first person to decline an Academy Award, as part of a boycott to gain recognition for the Screen Writers Guild; he would later accept his Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1938.

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Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay1936

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1960 · aged 64

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