| Nancy Dowd | |
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| Born | 1945 (age 63–64) Framingham, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, film director |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable work(s) | Slap Shot (1977) Coming Home (1978) |
| Notable award(s) | Academy Award Best Original Screenplay 1979 Coming Home |
Nancy Dowd (born 1945) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter most famous for her films Slap Shot and Coming Home.[1] Her brother Ned Dowd inspired the story behind Slap Shot based on his experiences playing minor league hockey. She also acted in a minor role in Slap Shots and wrote lyrics for a song used in Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, another film she wrote.[2]
She often uses pseudonyms such as Ernest or Rob Morton or simply wrote films without being officially credited which can be seen under the subsequent filmography section.
Filmography as a Writer
- Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice (2002) (characters)
- Let It Ride (1989) (as Ernest Morton)
- White Nights (1985) (uncredited)
- Cloak & Dagger (1984) (uncredited)
- Swing Shift (1984) (as Rob Morton)
- Love (1982) (segment "For Life")
- Saturday Night Live (12 episodes: 1980-1981)
- Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1981) (as Rob Morton)
- Ordinary People (1980) (uncredited)
- North Dallas Forty (1979) (uncredited)
- Straight Time (1979) (uncredited)
- Coming Home (1978) (story)
- Slap Shot (1977) (writer)
- FTA (1972) (writer)
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