Career
Dowd is a graduate of the UCLA Film School. Her brother Ned Dowd inspired the story behind ''Slap Shot'' based on his experiences playing Minor league#Ice hockey, minor league hockey. Ned and his wife, Nancy N. Dowd, both appeared in the film. She wrote lyrics for a song used in ''Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains'', another film she wrote. Dowd often uses pseudonyms such as Rob Morton or Ernest Morton, or simply writes films without being officially credited.Filmography
*''F.T.A.'' (1972) (Documentary) *''Slap Shot'' (1977) *''Coming Home (1978 film), Coming Home'' (with Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones) (1978) *''Straight Time'' (1978) (uncredited) *''North Dallas Forty'' (1979) (uncredited) *''Saturday Night Live'' (1980-1981) (TV) *''Ordinary People'' (1980) (uncredited) *''Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains'' (1982) (as "Rob Morton") *''Love'' (1982) (segment "For Life") *''Cloak & Dagger (1984 film), Cloak & Dagger'' (1984) (uncredited) *''Swing Shift (film), Swing Shift'' (1984) (as "Rob Morton") *''White Nights (1985 film), White Nights'' (1985) (uncredited) *''Let It Ride (film), Let It Ride'' (1989) (as "Ernest Morton")References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowd, Nancy 1945 births Living people Screenwriters from Massachusetts Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winners People from Framingham, Massachusetts American women screenwriters 21st-century American women UCLA Film School alumni