Born in Schenectady, New York, MacDougall came from an impoverished working-class family. His father was a crane operator and union organizer, whose frequent strikes forced MacDougall to leave school before finishing the eighth grade to help support the family. He held a variety of odd jobs and during the Great Depression found work as an usher at Radio City Music Hall.[1]
He saw greater potential across the street in Rockefeller Center, where he was hired as a page, working alongside Gregory Peck. As a page MacDougall had the opportunity to closely observe the radio industry, and in his spare time he wrote and submitted scripts to his boss under pseudonyms, and was finally hired as a staff writer for NBC Radio despite being underage at the time.[2]
MacDougall was married to Lucille Brophy in 1939, by whom he had three children. Following their divorce, he married actress Nanette Fabray in 1957 by whom he had another son. He died of a heart attack in Pacific Palisades, California, at age 58.[4]
ranald, macdougall, march, 1915, december, 1973, american, screenwriter, scripted, such, films, mildred, pierce, 1945, unsuspected, 1947, june, bride, 1948, naked, jungle, 1954, shared, screenwriting, credit, 1963, cleopatra, also, directed, number, films, inc. Ranald MacDougall March 10 1915 December 12 1973 was an American screenwriter who scripted such films as Mildred Pierce 1945 The Unsuspected 1947 June Bride 1948 and The Naked Jungle 1954 and shared screenwriting credit for 1963 s Cleopatra He also directed a number of films including 1957 s Man on Fire with Bing Crosby and 1959 s The World the Flesh and the Devil both of which featured actress Inger Stevens Ranald MacDougallBorn 1915 03 10 March 10 1915Schenectady New York U S DiedDecember 12 1973 1973 12 12 aged 58 Pacific Palisades California U S OccupationScreenwriterSpousesLucille Brophy m 1939 div 1957 wbr Nanette Fabray m 1957 wbr Children4 Contents 1 Biography 2 President WGA 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Schenectady New York MacDougall came from an impoverished working class family His father was a crane operator and union organizer whose frequent strikes forced MacDougall to leave school before finishing the eighth grade to help support the family He held a variety of odd jobs and during the Great Depression found work as an usher at Radio City Music Hall 1 He saw greater potential across the street in Rockefeller Center where he was hired as a page working alongside Gregory Peck As a page MacDougall had the opportunity to closely observe the radio industry and in his spare time he wrote and submitted scripts to his boss under pseudonyms and was finally hired as a staff writer for NBC Radio despite being underage at the time 2 President WGA editMacDougall was President of the Writers Guild of America West from 1971 until 1973 3 Personal life editMacDougall was married to Lucille Brophy in 1939 by whom he had three children Following their divorce he married actress Nanette Fabray in 1957 by whom he had another son He died of a heart attack in Pacific Palisades California at age 58 4 References edit Rode Alan K 2017 Michael Curtiz A Life in Film University Press of Kentucky p 377 ISBN 978 0813173917 Ellett Ryan 2017 Radio Drama and Comedy Writers 1928 1962 McFarland amp Company p 130 ISBN 978 1476665931 Ranald MacDougall Biography Writers Guild of America West Retrieved February 23 2018 Stein Jeannine November 12 1987 U S Doctor Tours Soviet Hospital as a Heart Patient Los Angeles Times External links editRanald MacDougall at IMDb Ranald MacDougall at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ranald MacDougall amp oldid 1140536861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
