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James Edmund Neil Paterson (31 December 1915 – 19 April 1995) was a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and screenplays. He won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Room at the Top.
James Edmund Neil Paterson, writer, footballer, screenwriter: born Greenock, Renfrewshire 31 December 1915; married 1939 Rose MacKenzie (two sons, one daughter); died Crieff 19 April 1995....
Writer: Room at the Top. Neil Paterson was born on 31 December 1916 in Greenock, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Room at the Top (1958), The Woman for Joe (1955) and Man on a Tightrope (1953). He died on 19 April 1995.
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James Edmund Neil Paterson was a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and screenplays. He won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Room at the Top. Before his success as a writer, he worked in journalism and had a brief career as an amateur footballer, playing for Buckie Thistle, Leith Athletic and Dundee United in the ...
Apr 19, 1995 · Genre. Fiction, Drama. edit data. Neil Paterson was educated at Banff Academy and Edinburgh University. He wrote widely for the cinema. His novels include The China Run (1948), Behold Thy Daughter (1950) and And Delilah (1951). Paterson won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Room at the Top.
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May 12, 2017 · Academy Award-winning screenplay writer, novelist and captain of Dundee United. With the Oscars season upon us, it’s a fitting time to remember one of Edinburgh’s Academy Award-winning alumni, Neil Paterson, who won Best Adapted Screenplay in 1959, but whose personal career highlight was leading the football team he loved.
Apr 22, 1995 · News. Neil Paterson -- the film writer who got to the top. AUTHOR Neil Paterson, who won an Oscar for writing The Room at the Top. screenplay in 1960, has died at a Crieff nursing home...
