Roger MacDougall
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Roger MacDougall (2 August 1910, in Glasgow – 27 May 1993) was a Scottish playwright, screenwriter and director.[1]
Biography
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.[2] As a screenwriter, his best-known films are The Man in the White Suit (for which he received a 1952 Academy Award nomination[1]) and The Mouse That Roared.[3] He was a cousin of Alexander Mackendrick.[4]
His 1952 play Escapade enjoyed a lengthy run in the West End and was subsequently adapted into a film of the same title.
The Roger MacDougall diet
In 1953, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis which eventually resulted in significant disability.[5]
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.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
- Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936)
- Midnight Menace (1937)
- Cheer Boys Cheer (1939)
- Let's Be Famous (1939)
- Law and Disorder (1940)
Selected plays
- The Gentle Gunman (1950)
- To Dorothy, a Son (1950)
- Macadam and Eve (1950)
- Escapade (1952)
References
- ^ a b "The Man on the Beat". British Council. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Roger MacDougall | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Roger MacDougall". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Man in the White Suit, The (1951)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ Graham, Judy (2010). Managing Multiple Sclerosis Naturally: A Self-help Guide to Living with MS. Simon and Schuster. p. 58. ISBN 9781594779077.
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