Dudley Nichols

Dudley Nichols
Born(1895-04-06)April 6, 1895
Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States
DiedJanuary 4, 1960(1960-01-04) (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Alma materUniversity 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.