Biography
Dudley Nichols was an American screenwriter and film director. Born on 6 April 1895 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, he worked as a journalist in New York before moving to Hollywood in 1929. He died on 4 January 1960 in Hollywood, California.
Nichols wrote or co-wrote screenplays for numerous films, including The Informer (1935), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Stagecoach (1939), Man Hunt (1941), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Scarlet Street (1945), And Then There Were None (1945) and The Tin Star (1957). He collaborated extensively with director John Ford and also worked with Howard Hawks, Fritz Lang and Jean Renoir. He produced and directed three films: Government Girl (1943), Sister Kenny (1946) and Mourning Becomes Electra (1947).
Nichols was a founder of the Screen Writers Guild and served as its president in 1937 and 1938. He initially declined the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Informer, accepting it at the 1938 ceremony. He also co-wrote the documentary The Battle of Midway (1942).
