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Dudley Nichols

Dudley Nichols

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Screenwriter, film director

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Birth Place
Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States

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Born April 6, 1895
Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
Died January 4, 1960 (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma mater University of Michigan
Occupations Screenwriter, film director

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 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.

Life & Career Details

Born April 6, 1895
Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
Died January 4, 1960 (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma mater University of Michigan
Occupations Screenwriter, film director

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 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.

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