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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 April 6, 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 January 4, 1960 in Hollywood, California, USA.
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- 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.
He died in Hollywood of cancer in 1960 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dudley Nichols (April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) was an American screenwriter and director. Dudley Nichols was born April 6, 1895, in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
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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I had learned from a question on Trivia Genius that Dudley Nichols (1895 -1960) was the first person to refuse the Oscar award. From the IMDb, I had learned that he was a screenwriter who written the screenplay for or adapted many classic movies. In fact, I was a bit star struck when I had seen the list of his movies.
Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA. Born. April 06, 1895. Died. January 04, 1960. Cause of Death. Cancer. Biography. Read More. Premier Hollywood screenwriter of the 1930s and 40s best known for his collaborations with John Ford, notably "Stagecoach" (1939). Nichols also worked with Howard Hawks, Jean Renoir, Rene Clair, George Cukor and Fritz Lang.
