Awards & Winners

Nancy Dowd

Date of Birth 1945
Place of Birth Framingham
(Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Ernest Morton, Rob Morton, Nancy N. Dowd
Profession Screenwriter, Actor
Nancy Dowd is a screenwriter most famous for her films Slap Shot and Coming Home. Her brother Ned Dowd inspired the story behind Slap Shot based on his experiences playing minor league hockey. She also acted in a minor role in Slap Shot and wrote lyrics for a song used in Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, another film she wrote. She often uses pseudonyms such as Ernest or Rob Morton or simply wrote films without being officially credited which can be seen under the subsequent filmography section.

Awards by Nancy Dowd

Check all the awards nominated and won by Nancy Dowd.

1978


Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Honored for : Coming Home

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Comedy Slap Shot
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Coming Home