death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
san fernando , california 25 january 1938 urbana , illinois 12 september 1885 1922-1938 william slavens mcnutt
 william slavens mcnutt screenwriter
william slavens mcnutt

william slavens mcnutt -lrb- september 12 , 1885 -- january 25 , 1938 -rrb- , was an american screenwriter .
he wrote for 28 films between 1922 and 1939 .
he was nominated for an academy award on two separate occasions .
at the 1932 awards he was nominated for the academy award for best story for `` lady and gent '' .
in 1936 he was nominated for adapted screenplay for the film `` the lives of a bengal lancer '' .
he was born in urbana , illinois and died in san fernando , california .
