Dudley Nichols

Writer. Born 6 April 1895 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA. Died 4 January 1960.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 8 titles

Oscar1 won · 3 nominated

Born

6 April 1895, Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA

Died

4 January 1960

Active

1934–1952

Frequently works with

John Ford, Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Hawks, Ingrid Bergman, John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

77Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Dudley’s work 1 point above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 793

Under 602

Of 8 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 8 films
Screen time: 15 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $42m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1934–1952

Genres

Drama5
Romance4
Comedy3
Adventure2
War2
Western2

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestBringing Up Baby1938

58WorstFor Whom the Bell Tolls1943

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

351930s

171940s

71950s

41960s

Directors most worked with

John Ford4 titles

Howard Hawks2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Barry Fitzgerald2 titles

Ingrid Bergman2 titles

John Wayne2 titles

Thomas Mitchell2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 3 nominated

Nominated1958Best Writing, Original Screenplay · The Tin Star
Nominated1944Best Writing, Original Screenplay · Air Force
Nominated1941Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · The Long Voyage Home
Won1936Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · The Informer

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.