Roger MacDougall Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Roger MacDougall (2 August 1910, Glasgow – 27 May 1993) was a Scottish playwright, screenwriter and director.MacDougall began writing the occasional screenplay in the late 30s, working both alone and in collaboration with others. Most of his plays were produced during the 50s. As a screenwriter, his best-known films are The Man in the White Suit (for which he received a 1952 Academy Award nomination) and The Mouse That Roared. He was a cousin of Alexander Mackendrick.During the 1950s he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis which eventually resulted in significant disability. Through disillusionment with orthodox medical treatments at the time, he developed a diet, loosely based on a paleolithic diet, that apparently returned him to good health and sustained remission. Following this experience, he published a pamphlet describing his diet intended to help other patients to achieve similar results. This diet produced positive results in other patients, though success was not universal.
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1953, he published a pamphlet on a paleolithic diet (low animal fats, no dairy, low sugar, gluten-free) which stabilised his condition. By 1975, his movement and muscle control had returned to almost normal.
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Scottish playwright, who first entered films as a composer, later moved to Ealing, notably as screenwriter of "The Man in the White Suit" (1952 Oscar nomination) and "The Gentle Gunman", based on his own plays. In the 1940's, also wrote and directed documentaries for his own company Merlin.
TV Series play - 1 episode, 1956 writer - 1 episode, 1955
Escapade
1955
play
Encounter
1955
TV Series 1 episode
Cash on Delivery
1954
play
The Facts of Life
1954
TV Movie play
Vivian venter sig
1954
TV Movie play
Eskapade
1954
TV Movie play
Escapade
1953
TV Movie play
The Gentle Gunman
1952
play / screenplay - as Roger Macdougall
The Man in the White Suit
1951
play / screenplay
River of Steel
1951
Short
The Gentle Gunman
1950
TV Movie play
Designing Women
1948
Documentary short written by
6 Little Jungle Boys
1945
Short screenplay - uncredited
The Man on the Beat
1944
Documentary short
Highland Doctor
1943
Short dialogue
The Bells Go Down
1943
screen play
Power for the Highlands
1943
Documentary short dialogue
Subject for Discussion
1943
Documentary short
The Foreman Went to France
1942
uncredited
Spare a Copper
1940
by
Law and Disorder
1940
original screenplay
Dangerous Comment
1940
Short
Now You're Talking
1940
Short
Cheer Boys Cheer
1939
screen play - as Roger Macdougall
Shadows of the Underworld
1939
Let's Be Famous
1939
original screen play - as Roger Macdougall
Pest Pilot
1938
TV Movie
This Man Is News
1938
writer
King of the Congo
1938
TV Movie
They're Off!
1938
TV Movie
Bombs Over London
1937
original story
Midnight at the Wax Museum
1936
story
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
South American George
1941
writer: "I'd Do It With a Smile", "Swing Mama"
Turned Out Nice Again
1941
lyrics: "Can't Go Wrong In These", "Emperor Of Lancashire", "You're Everything To Me" / music: "Can't Go Wrong In These", "Emperor Of Lancashire", "You're Everything To Me"
Spare a Copper
1940
lyrics: "Ukulele Man", "On The Beat", "I Wish I Was Back On The Farm" / music: "Ukulele Man", "On The Beat", "I Wish I Was Back On The Farm"