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William Slavens McNutt

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Occupation
  
Screenwriter

Siblings
  
Patterson McNutt

Role
  
Screenwriter

Name
  
William McNutt

Years active
  
1922-1938



Born
  
September 12, 1885 (
1885-09-12
)
Urbana, Illinois

Died
  
January 25, 1938, San Fernando, California, United States

Spouse
  
Georgina McNally (m. ?–1927)

Books
  
Poor Little Eddie, The Tale of a Tightwad, The Tale of a Tightwad, and Poor Little Eddie

Movies
  
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Tom Sawyer, If I Had a Million, Derelict, Ladies of the Big House

Similar People
  
Grover Jones, Achmed Abdullah, Francis Yeats‑Brown, John L Balderston, Paul Wing

William Slavens McNutt (September 12, 1885 – January 25, 1938), was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 28 films between 1922 and 1939. He was nominated for an Academy Award on two separate occasions. At the 1932 awards he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for Lady and Gent. In 1936 he was nominated for Adapted Screenplay for the film The Lives of a Bengal Lancer.

He was born in Urbana, Illinois and died in San Fernando, California.

Selected filmography

  • The Wise Kid (1922)
  • Tom Sawyer (1930)
  • Dangerous Paradise (1930)
  • Huckleberry Finn (1931)
  • Lady and Gent (1932)
  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
  • References

    William Slavens McNutt Wikipedia