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- Creator
- Nugent, Elliott, 1899-1980
- Call number
- 8MWEZ/26107-117.
- Physical description
- 3.7 linear feet (11 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Elliott Nugent papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Elliott John Nugent, actor, playwright, producer, and director, was born on September 20, 1896, in Dover, Ohio, the son of John Charles Nugent and Grace Mary Fertig. Nugent's most notable work is the Broadway play, THE MALE ANIMAL (1941) co-written with James Thurber. His screenwriting creits include: WHISTLING IN THE DARK, THE MALE ANIMAL and SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE. His film credits include a lead role in THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE, as well as co-producer of THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH. Nugent died on August 9, 1980. The Elliott Nugent papers consist of clippings, photographs, programmes, correspondence, and manuscripts documenting his career as an actor playwright, producer and director, for the years 1916 to 1965.
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Gift, Barry S. Berger, 1980Key terms
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- Nugent, Elliott, 1899-1980
- Gerstad, Lee
- Miller, Nancy Harriett Crawford, 1937-
- Nugent, Barbara
- Nugent, J. C. (John Charles), 1878-1947
- Nugent, Lee
- Nugent, Nancy
- Nugent, Norma Lee
- Nugent Family
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Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor