Dudley Nichols
Dudley Nichols | |
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| Born | April 6, 1895 Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States |
| Died | January 4, 1960 (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
Dudley Nichols (April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) was an American screenwriter and film director. He was the first person to decline an Academy Award, as part of a boycott to gain recognition for the Screen Writers Guild; he would later accept his Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1938.