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

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on two occasions. At the 5th Academy Awards, he was nominated for the

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for ''

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''. In

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, he was nominated for

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for the film '' The Lives of a Bengal Lancer''. He was born in

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and died in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Wise Kid'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1930) *'' Dangerous Paradise'' (1930) *'' Derelict'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

'' (1932) * '' The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'' (1935)

Bibliography

* * * *Novelization of film of same title. * ''There Were Giants, a Story of Blood and Steel'' (A novel with

Grover Jones Grover Jones (November 15, 1893 – September 24, 1940) was an American screenwriter - often teamed with William Slavens McNutt - and film director. He wrote more than 100 films between 1920 and his death. He also was a film journal publish ...

; M.S. Mill, N.Y. (1939))

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* * 1885 births 1938 deaths American male screenwriters The New Yorker people 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-stub