Dudley Nichols was born April 6, 1895, in
Wapakoneta, Ohio. He studied at the
University of Michigan where he was active member of the Sigma chapter of
Theta Xi fraternity. After working as a reporter for the
New York World, Nichols moved to Hollywood in 1929 and became one of the most highly regarded screenwriters of the 1930s and 1940s. He collaborated on many films over many years with director
John Ford, and was also noted for his work with
George Cukor,
Howard Hawks,
Fritz Lang and
Jean Renoir. He collected the award at the 1938 Oscar ceremony. He served as president of the Screen Writers Guild in 1937 and 1938. He also co-wrote the documentary
The Battle of Midway, which won the 1942
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Nichols produced and
directed three films—
Government Girl (1943),
Sister Kenny (1946) and
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)—for which he also wrote the screenplay. ==Awards==