William Slavens McNutt

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William Slavens McNutt (born September 12, 1885 in Urbana , Illinois , USA ; † January 25, 1938 in La Cañada Flintridge , California , USA ) was an American screenwriter, writer and journalist.

Life

After graduating from college, William Slavens McNutt tried his hand at acting and writing short stories. He moved to Seattle and became a reporter for the Seattle Post Intelligencer . During the First World War he worked as a war correspondent.

After the war, McNutt began writing short stories for various magazines. He was best known for his humorous stories about racetracks. In 1926 he wrote his first screenplay ( The Quarterback ). In the early 1930s he got a job at Paramount Pictures , for which he worked until shortly before his death in 1938.

Awards

William Slavens McNutt has been nominated for an Oscar twice. In 1932 he was named for his story for the film Who is Right Here? ( Lady and Gent ) nominated in the Best Original Story category together with Grover Jones . He lost to Frances Marion ( The Champ ). In 1936 , his last film work, Bengali ( The Lives of a Bengal Lancer ), was nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category , which he shared with Achmed Abdullah , John L. Balderston , Grover Jones and Waldemar Young. This time the winner was Dudley Nichols with his script for The Traitor .

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SURNAME McNutt, William Slavens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter, writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Urbana , Illinois , USA
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1938
Place of death La Cañada Flintridge , California , USA