Frank Cavett (December 27, 1905 – March 25, 1973) was an American

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He won two

Academy Awards The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...

and was nominated one more in the categories Best Screenplay and Best Motion Picture Story for the films ''

Going My Way ''Going My Way'' is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a new young priest ...

'', '' Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman'' and '' The Greatest Show on Earth''.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1944; co-won with Frank Butler) * '' Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman'' (1947; co-nominated with

Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet and writer of fiction, plays and screenplays based in New York; she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. Parker ros ...

) * '' The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952; co-won with Fredric M. Frank and

Theodore St. John Theodore St John (1906–1956) was an American writer, actor and director of films, radio and theatre. In 1953 he won a Best Motion Picture Story Oscar for 1952's '' The Greatest Show on Earth''. His win was shared with Fredric M. Frank and Fra ...

)

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* 1905 births 1973 deaths People from Jackson, Ohio Screenwriters from Ohio American male screenwriters 20th-century American screenwriters Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners Best Story Academy Award winners {{US-screenwriter-stub