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Nedrick Young

Acting

Born March 23, 1914 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died September 16, 1968

Also known as Ned Young · Nathan E. Douglas

IMDb

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1959
  • Edgar Awards
  • Writers Guild of America Award
  • Writers Guild of America Award — Best Original Screenplay
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1961 · nominated
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  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1959 · nominated

Filmography19 titles

Inherit the Wind

1960Screenplay

The Train

1964Screenplay

Gun Crazy

1950as Dave Allister

Seconds

1966as Henry Bushman

The Defiant Ones

1958as Prison Guard

Crime Wave

1953as Gat Morgan

Border Incident

1949as Happy (uncredited)

House of Wax

1953as Leon Averill (uncredited)

Terror in a Texas Town

1958as Johnny Crale

Springfield Rifle

1952as Sgt. Poole (uncredited)

Inherit the Wind

1999Screenplay

Jailhouse Rock

1957Story

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

1949as Parsons

Riding Shotgun

1954as Manning (uncredited)

Bombs Over Burma

1942as Slim Jenkins

The Defiant Ones

1986Story

Dead Men Walk

1943as David Bently

Captain Scarlett

1953as Pierre DuCloux

So This Is Love

1953as Harry Corbett (uncredited)