Ranald MacDougall was born on March 10, 1915 in Schenectady, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Mildred Pierce (1945), The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) and Cleopatra (1963). He was previously married to Nanette Fabray and Lucille Margaret Brophy. He died on December 12, 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.