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Dudley Nichols (April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) 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.
Dudley Nichols was born on 6 April 1895 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Sister Kenny (1946), The Informer (1935) and Stagecoach (1939). He was married to Esther "Esta" Varez. He died on 4 January 1960 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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Dudley Nichols (April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) was an American screenwriter and director. Dudley Nichols was born April 6, 1895, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He studied at the University of Michigan where he was active member of the Sigma Chapter of Theta Xi fraternity.
One of the first writers to direct and produce, Nichols also formed an independent production company. He received the WGA Screen Laurel Award in 1954. Nichols was born in Ohio in 1895, and died in Hollywood on January 4, 1960.
Dudley Nichols Biography (1895-1960) Born April 6, 1895, in Wapakoneta, OH; died of cancer, January 4, 1960, in Hollywood, CA; son of Dr. Grant Byron and Mary Nichols; married Esta Vacez Gooch-Collins, 1924. Career: Screenwriter, director, producer and lyricist.
Aug 24, 2023 · Dudley Nichols, a screenwriter, was the first person to reject an Oscar, citing the Academy's mistreatment of writers. Other Oscar winners, such as George C. Scott and Marlon...
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NICHOLS, Dudley. Writer. Nationality: American. Born: Wapakoneta, Ohio, 6 April 1895. Education: Attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Family: Married Esta Vacez Gooch-Collins, 1924.
