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Frank S. Nugent

Screenwriter, film critic (1908–1965)

  • Fame45.7
  • Momentum1.1
  • Wikipedia828
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Lived 1908–1965, aged 57United States
United States flagUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
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    10 languages
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  • Era
    1908–1965
    Aged 57
  • Known for
    The Searchers
    1956
Summary
Updated 2026-06-22

Frank Stanley Nugent was an American screenwriter, journalist, and film reviewer. He wrote 21 film scripts, 11 for director John Ford. He wrote almost a thousand reviews for The New York Times before leaving journalism for Hollywood. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1953 and twice won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Comedy. The Writers Guild of America, West ranks his screenplay for The Searchers (1956) among the top 101 screenplays of all time.

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Momentum1.1
Historical9.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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