Nancy Dowd
Born1945 (age 7778)
Framingham, Massachusetts
OccupationScreenwriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUCLA
Notable worksSlap Shot (1977)
Coming Home (1978)
Notable awardsAcademy Award
Best Original Screenplay
1979 Coming Home

Nancy Dowd (born 1945) is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter whose credits include the films Slap Shot and Coming Home.[1]

Career

Dowd is a graduate of the UCLA Film School.

Her brother Ned Dowd inspired[2] 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.[3]

She wrote lyrics for a song used in Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, another film she wrote.

Dowd often uses pseudonyms such as Rob Morton or Ernest Morton, or simply writes films without being officially credited.

Filmography

References

  1. Hamill, Sean D. (12 April 2010). "Nancy Dowd". The New York Times.
  2. "Slap Shot Is 30! | GoonBlog.com". 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  3. Jackson, Jonathon (2010). The Making of Slap Shot: Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Hockey Movie Ever Made. Wiley. p. 106. ISBN 9780470678008. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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