Nathan E. Douglas
Nathan E. Douglas · Arts & Literature
Academy Award — Best Original Screenplay
1914, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States — 1968, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Nathan E. Douglas is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Academy Award — Best Original Screenplay
Nathan E. Douglas was the pseudonym of the blacklisted actor and screenwriter Nedrick Young, who co-wrote The Defiant Ones and won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay under that name, the honor later restored to his real name. He was blacklisted for refusing to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was born in Philadelphia to Russian immigrant parents; he is commonly identified as being of Jewish background, though standard biographies do not detail his religion.
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Academy Award — Best Original Screenplay
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
