The Defiant Ones
1958
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Nedrick Young (March 23, 1914 – September 16, 1968), also known by the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas, [1] 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).
Nov 5, 2014 · The single sheet of paper sat, typed and ready in Jack Warner's office for Nedrick Young's signature. All Young had to do was scrawl his name across the bottom, leave the Hollywood mogul's office ...
Nedrick Young. Birth. 23 Mar 1914. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. Death. 16 Sep 1968 (aged 54) Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Hollywood Forever.
He died on September 16, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Family. Spouses. Elizabeth MacRae (May 8, 1965 - September 16, 1968) (his death) Frances Sage (? - January 7, 1963) (her death) Trivia. Served in the US Army during World War II.
- March 23, 1914
- September 16, 1968
Nedrick Young, 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.
Learn how Nedrick Young, a screenwriter who won an Oscar for 'Defiant Ones', challenged the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s.
Nedrick Young was born on 23 March 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Defiant Ones (1958), Inherit the Wind (1960) and Gun Crazy (1950). He was married to Elizabeth MacRae and Frances Sage. He died on 16 September 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
