- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRanald Robert MacDougall
- Nickname
- Randy
- Ranald MacDougall was born on March 10, 1915 in Schenectady, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Mildred Pierce (1945), The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) and Cleopatra (1963). He was married to Nanette Fabray and Lucille Margaret Brophy. He died on December 12, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesNanette Fabray(April 24, 1957 - December 12, 1973) (his death, 1 child)Lucille Margaret Brophy(February 29, 1940 - April 11, 1957) (divorced, 3 children)
- (1971-73) President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw).
- He worked for Warner Brothers from 1944-50, notably on the Joan Crawford classic Mildred Pierce (1945), for which he won an Oscar nomination. From the mid-'50s he was primarily active in television, often writing under the pseudonym Quentin Werty. Between 1955-70 he also directed several low-budget films.
- First worked as an usher at Radio City Music Hall and later became a staff writer for NBC radio.
- Uncle-in-law of Shelley Fabares.
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