Nancy Dowd (born 1945) is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter most famous for her films '' Slap Shot'' and '' Coming Home''.

Career

Dowd is a graduate of the UCLA Film School. Her brother Ned Dowd inspired the story behind ''Slap Shot'' based on his experiences playing minor league hockey. Ned and his wife, Nancy N. Dowd, both appeared in the film. She wrote lyrics for a song used in ''

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains ''Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains'' is a 1982 teen musical drama film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. The film also features acting roles by real-life punk musicians ...

'', another film she wrote. Dowd often uses

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...

s such as Rob Morton or Ernest Morton, or simply writes films without being officially credited.

Filmography

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F.T.A. ''F.T.A.'' is a 1972 United States, American documentary film starring Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland and directed by Francine Parker, which follows a 1971 Opposition to the US involvement in the Vietnam War, anti-Vietnam War road show for G.I ...

'' (1972) (Documentary) *'' Slap Shot'' (1977) *'' Coming Home'' (with

Waldo Salt Waldo Miller Salt (October 18, 1914 – March 7, 1987) was an American screenwriter who won Academy Awards for both ''Midnight Cowboy'' and '' Coming Home''. Early life and career Salt was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Winifred (n ...

and Robert C. Jones) (1978) *''

Straight Time ''Straight Time'' is a 1978 American crime drama neo-noir film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh, and Kathy Bates. Its plot follows a lifelong thief in Los Angel ...

'' (1978) (uncredited) *''

North Dallas Forty ''North Dallas Forty'' is a 1979 American sports film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling ...

'' (1979) (uncredited) *''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. ...

'' (1980-1981) (TV) *''

Ordinary People ''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest. The film follows the disintegration of an upp ...

'' (1980) (uncredited) *''

'' (1982) (as "Rob Morton") *''Love'' (1982) (segment "For Life") *'' Cloak & Dagger'' (1984) (uncredited) *'' Swing Shift'' (1984) (as "Rob Morton") *''

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'' (1985) (uncredited) *'' Let It Ride'' (1989) (as "Ernest Morton")

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dowd, Nancy 1945 births Living people Screenwriters from Massachusetts Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winners People from Framingham, Massachusetts American women screenwriters 21st-century American women UCLA Film School alumni