Dudley Nichols - Definition and Overview

Dudley Nichols was a Hollywood screenwriter who first came to prominence after winning the screenwriting Oscar for "The Informer" in 1936. In all he did the screen plays for over sixty movies including such classics as "Stagecoach", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Scarlett Street", and "The Tin Star". His crowning achievement, though, was probably the screenplay for "Bringing Up Baby", the funniest of the thirties screwball comedies. This movie, directed by the versatile and talented Howard Hawks, was underappreciated on first release but later recognized as a unique classic.