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James Edmund Neil Paterson was a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and screenplays. He won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Room at the Top. Before his success as a writer, he worked in journalism and had a brief career as an amateur footballer, playing for Leith Athletic and Dundee United in the Scottish Football League.
Birth Name
James Edmund Paterson
Born
Sunday, 31 December 1916
Died
Wednesday, 19 April 1995
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1960 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Won |
