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'''Ranald MacDougall''' (March 10, 1915 – December 12, 1973) was an [[United States|American]] [[screenwriter]] who scripted such films as ''[[Mildred Pierce (film)|Mildred Pierce]]'' (1945), ''[[The Unsuspected]]'' (1947), ''[[June Bride]]'' (1948), and ''[[The Naked Jungle]]'' (1954), and shared screenwriting credit for "Cleopatra" (1962).


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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. Ranald held a variety of odd jobs and during the Great Depression found work as an usher at [[Radio City Music Hall]]. He saw greater potential across the street in [[Rockefeller Center]], where was hired as a page, working alongside [[Gregory Peck]]. As a page he 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. {{Citation needed}}
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| birth_place = [[Schenectady, New York]], U.S.
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'''Ranald MacDougall''' (March 10, 1915 – December 12, 1973) was an American [[screenwriter]] who scripted such films as ''[[Mildred Pierce (film)|Mildred Pierce]]'' (1945), ''[[The Unsuspected]]'' (1947), ''[[June Bride]]'' (1948), and ''[[The Naked Jungle]]'' (1954), and shared screenwriting credit for 1963's ''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|Cleopatra]]''. He also directed a number of films, including 1957's ''[[Man on Fire (1957 film)|Man on Fire]]'' with [[Bing Crosby]] and 1959's ''[[The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959 film)|The World, the Flesh and the Devil]]'', both of which featured actress [[Inger Stevens]].

==Biography==
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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]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Alan K. |last=Rode |title=Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film |url={{Google books|mYI2DwAAQBAJ|page=377|plainurl=yes}} |year=2017 |publisher=[[University Press of Kentucky]] |page=377 |isbn=978-0813173917}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite book |first=Ryan |last=Ellett |title=Radio Drama and Comedy Writers 1928-1962 |url={{Google books|PsE8DwAAQBAJ|page=130|plainurl=yes}} |year=2017 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=130 |isbn=978-1476665931}}</ref>


==President, WGA==
==President, WGA==
MacDougall was President of the Writers' Guild of America, West from 1971 until 1973.
MacDougall was President of the [[Writers Guild of America West]] from 1971 until 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/the-guild/about-us/history/past-presidents/ranald-macdougall |title=Ranald MacDougall Biography |website=[[Writers Guild of America West]] |access-date=February 23, 2018}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He 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 unexpectedly in [[Los Angeles, California]], at age 58.
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 [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in Pacific Palisades, California, at age 58.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-12-vw-20529-story.html |title=U.S. Doctor Tours Soviet Hospital as a Heart Patient |first=Jeannine |last=Stein |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 12, 1987}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{IMDb name|id=0532030|name=Ranald MacDougall}}
*{{IMDb name|0532030}}
*{{Find a Grave|84989635}}


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Latest revision as of 10:01, 15 August 2024

Ranald MacDougall
Born(1915-03-10)March 10, 1915
Schenectady, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 1973(1973-12-12) (aged 58)
Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Spouses
  • Lucille Brophy
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1939; div. 1957)​
  • ​
    (m. 1957)​
Children4

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.

Biography

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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]

President, WGA

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MacDougall was President of the Writers Guild of America West from 1971 until 1973.[3]

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Rode, Alan K. (2017). Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film. University Press of Kentucky. p. 377. ISBN 978-0813173917.
  2. ^ Ellett, Ryan (2017). Radio Drama and Comedy Writers 1928-1962. McFarland & Company. p. 130. ISBN 978-1476665931.
  3. ^ "Ranald MacDougall Biography". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Stein, Jeannine (November 12, 1987). "U.S. Doctor Tours Soviet Hospital as a Heart Patient". Los Angeles Times.
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