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Nedrick Young

Actor / Screenwriter | * 03/23/1914 († 54, 09/16/1968) | Philadelphia / Philly (United States of America (USA))
Nedrick Young (March 23, 1914 – September 16, 1968), also known by the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas, was an American actor and screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950s and 1960s for refusing to confirm or deny membership of the Communist Party before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA). He is credited with writing the screenplay for Jailhouse Rock in 1957, which starred Elvis Presley. Young was born in Philadelphia. In addition to screenwriting, he took acting roles in various feature-length films from 1943 to 1966. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Nedrick Young

Writers Guild of America Awards Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Edgar Awards Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Nedrick Young as Actor(17)

as Henry Bushman1966 Seconds
as Johnny Crale1958 Terror in a Texas Town
as Pierre DuCloux1953 Captain Scarlett
as Gat Morgan1953 Crime Wave
as Leon Averill (uncredited)1953 House of Wax
as Rafferty1953 She's Back on Broadway
as Henri Contrecourt1952 The Iron Mistress
as Hassan (as Ned Young)1952 Aladdin and His Lamp
as Sgt. Novak1952 Retreat, Hell!
as Harry Nordell1950 A Lady Without Passport
as Dave Allister1950 Gun Crazy
as Bruce Glowan1948 The Swordsman
as Ralph Baxter1947 Unexpected Guest
as Gary Lester1946 Gay Blades
as Curly Evans (as Ned Young)1946 The Devil's Playground
as David Bently1943 Dead Men Walk
as Slim Jenkins1942 Bombs Over Burma

Movies with Nedrick Young as Crew(9)

Writing/Screenplay1999 Inherit the Wind
Writing/Story1986 The Defiant Ones
Writing/Writer1968 Shadow on the Land
Writing/Screenplay1960 Inherit the Wind
Writing/Writer1958 The Defiant Ones
Writing/Story1957 Jailhouse Rock
Writing/Story1948 Rusty Leads the Way
Writing/Screenplay1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Writing/Screenplay1946 Decoy

Born: Monday, 03/23 1914 (March) in Philadelphia / Philly (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 09/16 1968 (September) in Los Angeles (aged: 54)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Elizabeth MacRae
Other names for Nedrick Young (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ned Young"
"Nathan E. Douglas" (Pseudonym)
Nedrick Young frequently works together with these people:
Joseph H. Lewis (7x, Crew)
Stanley Kramer (4x, Crew)
Gordon Bau (4x, Crew)
Frank Lovejoy (3x, Actor)
Russ Tamblyn (3x, Actor)
Paul Picerni (3x, Actor)
Milton Sperling (3x, Crew)
Earle Hodgins (3x, Actor)
Phyllis Kirk (3x, Actress)
Robert Osterloh (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:493446, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024