N. Richard Nash

Writing

N. Richard Nash

Born
Died
(aged 87)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
19 titles

Biography

N. Richard Nash, (1913-2000), was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Born in Philadelphia, he was one of the writers of the “golden age” of television, and the author of The Rainmaker and other plays translated into numerous languages. Often under the name “John Roc” he wrote radical works of which seven have been published in N. Richard Nash Selected Plays. Along with Cry Macho, his fiction includes The Last Magic, Radiance, and East Wind, Rain and the Roc novel Winter Blood.

Signature work

Known For

Crew credits 19

YearTitleJob
2021 Cry Macho Film Screenplay, Novel
1990 Thodasa Roomani Ho Jaayen Film Story
1986 Bintang Kejora Film Theatre Play
1985 Between the Darkness and the Dawn Film Screenplay
1984 The Parade Film Story, Teleplay
1982 The Rainmaker Film Writer, Director
1976 Dragonfly Film Writer
1975 The Rainmaker Film Author
1959 Porgy and Bess Film Screenplay
1956 The Rainmaker Film Novel, Screenplay
1956 Helen of Troy Film Adaptation
1955 Top of the World Film Writer
1952 Mara Maru Film Screenplay
1950 The Flying Missile Film Original Story
1950 The Goldbergs Film Screenplay
1950 The Vicious Years Film Screenplay
1949 Dear Wife Film Screenplay
1948 The Sainted Sisters Film Screenplay
1947 Nora Prentiss Film Screenplay
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