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| '''Ranald MacDougall''' (] |
'''Ranald MacDougall''' (] ] - ] ]) was an ] ] who scripted such films as '']'' (1945), '']'' (1947), '']'' (1948), and '']'' (1954). | ||
| Born in ], MacDougall began his career ]ing at ]. He then sought work elsewhere in ] as a staff writer for ] before becoming a film director who directed, among others, ] in '']'' (1955). | Born in ], MacDougall began his career ]ing at ]. He then sought work elsewhere in ] as a staff writer for ] before becoming a film director who directed, among others, ] in '']'' (1955). | ||
| MacDougall was President of the Writers Guild of America, West from 1971 until 1973. He was married to ] from 1957 until his death in ] |
MacDougall was President of the Writers Guild of America, West from 1971 until 1973. He was married to ] from 1957 until his death in ] of undisclosed causes, aged 58. | ||
| He occasionally wrote under the ] '''Quentin Werty'''. | |||
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Ranald MacDougall (March 10 1915 - December 12 1973) was an American screenwriter who scripted such films as Mildred Pierce (1945), The Unsuspected (1947), June Bride (1948), and The Naked Jungle (1954).
Born in Schenectady, New York, MacDougall began his career Ushering at Radio City Music Hall. He then sought work elsewhere in Rockefeller Center as a staff writer for NBC Radio before becoming a film director who directed, among others, Joan Crawford in Queen Bee (1955).
MacDougall was President of the Writers Guild of America, West from 1971 until 1973. He was married to Nanette Fabray from 1957 until his death in Los Angeles, California of undisclosed causes, aged 58.
He occasionally wrote under the pseudonym Quentin Werty.