Nedrick Young
Nedrick Young · Arts & Literature
Blacklisted co-writer of The Defiant Ones (Academy Award 1958, under the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas)
1914, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States — 1968, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Nedrick Young is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Blacklisted co-writer of The Defiant Ones (Academy Award 1958, under the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas)
Nedrick Young was an American actor and screenwriter who was blacklisted after invoking the Fifth Amendment before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Writing under the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas, he won the Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay for 'The Defiant Ones' (1958), and was later Oscar-nominated for 'Inherit the Wind'. He was Jewish.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Blacklisted co-writer of The Defiant Ones (Academy Award 1958, under the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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