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Nedrick Young, also known by the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas, was an American actor and screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950s and 1960s. He is credited with writing the screenplay for Jailhouse Rock in 1957, which starred Elvis Presley.
Born
Monday, 23 March 1914
Died
Monday, 16 September 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Cinema | Dave Allister (clip from Gun Crazy (1950)) | 1995 |
| Seconds | Henry Bushman | 1966 |
| Terror in a Texas Town | Crale / Johnny Crale | 1958 |
| The Defiant Ones | Prison Guard in Truck | 1958 |
| Riding Shotgun | Manning | 1954 |
| The Eddie Cantor Story | Jack | 1953 |
| Crime Wave | Gat Morgan | 1953 |
| So This Is Love | Harry Corbett | 1953 |
| House of Wax | Leon Averill | 1953 |
| She's Back on Broadway | Rafferty | 1953 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Cinema | Dave Allister (clip from Gun Crazy (1950)) | 1995 |
| Seconds | Henry Bushman | 1966 |
| Terror in a Texas Town | Crale / Johnny Crale | 1958 |
| The Defiant Ones | Prison Guard in Truck | 1958 |
| Riding Shotgun | Manning | 1954 |
| The Eddie Cantor Story | Jack | 1953 |
| Crime Wave | Gat Morgan | 1953 |
| So This Is Love | Harry Corbett | 1953 |
| House of Wax | Leon Averill | 1953 |
| She's Back on Broadway | Rafferty | 1953 |
| Captain Scarlett | Pierre DuCloux | 1953 |
| The Iron Mistress | Henri Contrecourt | 1952 |
| Springfield Rifle | Sgt. Poole | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Baxter | 1952 |
| Aladdin and His Lamp | Hassan (as Ned Young) / Hassan | 1952 |
| Retreat, Hell! | Sgt. Novak / Sgt. Novak (as Ned Young) | 1952 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | (as Ned Young) | 1951 |
| Inside Straight | Accountant | 1951 |
| A Lady Without Passport | Harry Nordell | 1950 |
| Love That Brute | Rocky | 1950 |
| Gun Crazy | Dave Allister | 1950 |
| Border Incident | Happy | 1949 |
| Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Parsons | 1949 |
| The Gallant Blade | Sgt. Martine | 1948 |
| The Swordsman | Bruce Glowan | 1948 |
| Unexpected Guest | Ralph Baxter | 1947 |
| The Devil's Playground | Curly Evans (as Ned Young) / Curly Evans | 1946 |
| Gay Blades | Gary Lester | 1946 |
| Ladies' Day | Tony D'Angelo | 1943 |
| Dead Men Walk | Dr. David Bentley / David Bently | 1943 |
| Bombs Over Burma | Slim Jenkins | 1942 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1961 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
| 1959 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Won |
