N. Richard Nash

Writer, Director

June 8, 1913 — December 11, 2000 (87 years)
N. Richard Nash, (1913-2000), was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Born in Philadelphia, he was one of the writers of the “golden age” of television, and the author of The Rainmaker and other plays translated into numerous languages. Often under the name “John Roc” he wrote radical works of which seven have been published in N. Richard Nash Selected Plays. Along with Cry Macho, his fiction includes The Last Magic, Radiance, and East Wind, Rain and the Roc novel Winter Blood.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Cheyenne
    Cheyenne7 seasons

Known For

  • Cry Macho
    Cry Macho2021
  • The Rainmaker
    The Rainmaker1956
  • Helen of Troy
    Helen of Troy1956
  • Nora Prentiss
    Nora Prentiss1947
  • Porgy and Bess
    Porgy and Bess1959
  • Here Come the Brides
    Here Come the Brides2 seasons
  • Dragonfly
    Dragonfly1976
  • Mara Maru
    Mara Maru1952
  • Dear Wife
    Dear Wife1949
  • The Parade
    The Parade1984
  • Welcome Stranger
    Welcome Stranger1947
  • Top of the World
    Top of the World1955

Filmography

2021
Cry Macho · as Screenplay
1985
1982
1976
1970
1960
1959
Porgy and Bess · as Screenplay
1956
The Rainmaker · as Screenplay
1955
1955
Cheyenne · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1955
1953
1952
1952
Mara Maru · as Screenplay
1951
1950
The Goldbergs · as Screenplay
1949
Dear Wife · as Screenplay
1948
1948
The Sainted Sisters · as Screenplay
1947
Nora Prentiss · as Screenplay

1990
1986
Bintang Kejora · as Theatre Play
1984
The Parade · as Teleplay
1968
Here Come the Brides · as Television Developer
1956
Helen of Troy · as Adaptation
1955
Matinee Theater · as Written By
1953
1950
The Flying Missile · as Original Story
1950
The Lux Video Theatre · as Film Adaptation
1947
Welcome Stranger · as Adaptation