Ranald Macdougall

Screenwriter

Birthday March 10, 1915

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Birthplace Schenectady, NY

DEATH DATE Dec 12, 1973 (58)

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About

Screenwriter of acclaimed films, including Mildred Pierce, June Bride, The Unsuspected, and 1954's The Naked Jungle. He also once worked as the President of the Writer's Guild.

Before Fame

Frequent strikes by his father's union forced young Ranald to take a job and help support his family.

Trivia

He was President of the Writers' Guild of America in the early 1970s.

Family Life

He had a son with his second wife Nanette Fabray.

Associated With

His first job in showbusiness was as a page at the Rockefeller Center alongside another young page named Gregory Peck.