Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Frank Nugent
Born: May 27, 1908
Died: December 29, 1965 (aged 57)
Bio: Frank Stanley Nugent was an American journalist, film reviewer, script doctor, and screenwriter who wrote 21 film scripts, 11 for director John Ford. He wrote almost a thousand reviews for The New York Times before leaving journalism for Hollywood.
Known for:
- The Searchers (1956)
- The Quiet Man (1952)
- Fort Apache (1948)
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
- Two Rode Together (1961)