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Nedrick Young. Writer. Wrote screenplays for the movie, Jailhouse Rock, The Defiant Ones and Inherit the Wind. His work on the Defiant Ones earned an Academy Award for best screenplay, 1958.
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.
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Nov 5, 2014 · Retribution came quickly. Ned Young didn't see his name as a screen credit for the rest of his life. His wife at the time, a young actress named Frances Sage, also was blacklisted.
Nedrick Young was born on March 23, 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 September 16, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- March 23, 1914
- September 16, 1968
1 reference. date of birth. 23 March 1914 Gregorian. 2 references. place of birth. Philadelphia. 1 reference. date of death. 16 September 1968.
Learn how Nedrick Young, a screenwriter who won an Oscar for 'Defiant Ones', challenged the Hollywood blacklist in the 1950s.
Young died from a heart attack at the age of 54. Nedrick Young, also known by the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas, was a screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950s and 1960s.
