Nedrick Young

Nedrick Young (March 23, 1914 – September 16, 1968), also known by the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas, was a screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950s and 1960s. He is credited with writing the screenplay for Jailhouse Rock in 1957, which starred Elvis Presley.

Young was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition to screenwriting, he also took on an acting role in various feature-length films during the period 1943–1966.

Young died from a heart attack at the age of 54.

Filmography

1943 – Actor in Bombs Over Burma

1947 – Actor in Unexpected Guest

1948 – Actor in The Swordsman

1949 – Actor in Gun Crazy

1950 – Actor in A Lady Without Passport

1952 – Actor in The Iron Mistress

1952 – Actor in Retreat, Hell! (credited: Ned Young as sgt. Novak)

1953 – Actor in House of Wax

1957 – Screenplay for Jailhouse Rock

1958 – Actor in Terror in a Texas Town

1958 – Screenplay for The Defiant Ones

1960 – Screenplay for Inherit the Wind

1966 – Actor in Seconds

1968 – Screenplay for Shadow on the Land

The Defiant Ones was nominated for, and received, an Academy Award for the "best screenplay written directly for the screen" in 1958. For the same film, Young and co-writer Harold Jacob Smith won a 1959 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, from the Mystery Writers of America. Inherit the Wind was also nominated for, but did not win, an Academy Award in 1960.

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".

Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, as a twinless twin, and when he was 13 years old, he and his family relocated to Memphis, Tennessee. His music career began there in 1954, when he recorded a song with producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was an early popularizer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who managed the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. He was regarded as the leading figure of rock and roll after a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines that coincided with the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement, made him enormously popular—and controversial.

Young, Nedrick Filmography

Play in Full Screen Inherit the Wind

1999, role: writer
Play in Full Screen The Defiant Ones

1986, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Shadow on the Land

1968, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Seconds

1966, role: actor , character name: Henry Bushman
Play in Full Screen The Train

1964, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Inherit the Wind

1960, role: writer
Play in Full Screen The 31st Annual Academy Awards

1959, role: actor , character name: Himself - Writing Award Winner
Play in Full Screen Terror in a Texas Town

1958, role: actor , character name: Johnny Crale
Play in Full Screen The Defiant Ones

1958, role: actor , character name: Prison Guard in Truck
Play in Full Screen The Defiant Ones

1958, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Jailhouse Rock

1957, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Crime Wave

1954, role: actor , character name: Gat Morgan
Play in Full Screen Captain Scarlett

1953, role: actor , character name: Pierre DuCloux
Play in Full Screen The Eddie Cantor Story

1953, role: actor , character name: Jack
Play in Full Screen House of Wax

1953, role: actor , character name: Leon Averill
Play in Full Screen She's Back on Broadway

1953, role: actor , character name: Rafferty
Play in Full Screen So This Is Love

1953, role: actor , character name: Harry Corbett
Play in Full Screen Springfield Rifle

1952, role: actor , character name: Sgt. Poole
Play in Full Screen Retreat, Hell!

1952, role: actor , character name: Sgt. Novak
Play in Full Screen The Iron Mistress

1952, role: actor , character name: Henri Contrecourt
Play in Full Screen Aladdin and His Lamp

1952, role: actor , character name: Hassan
Play in Full Screen Passage West

1951, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Inside Straight

1951, role: actor , character name: Accountant
Play in Full Screen A Lady Without Passport

1950, role: actor , character name: Harry Nordell
Play in Full Screen Deadly Is the Female

1950, role: actor , character name: Dave Allister
Play in Full Screen Love That Brute

1950, role: actor , character name: Rocky
Play in Full Screen Border Incident

1949, role: actor , character name: Happy
Play in Full Screen Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

1949, role: actor , character name: Parsons
Play in Full Screen The Gallant Blade

1948, role: actor , character name: Sergeant Martine
Play in Full Screen The Swordsman

1948, role: actor , character name: Bruce Glowan
Play in Full Screen Rusty Leads the Way

1948, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947, role: writer
Play in Full Screen Unexpected Guest

1947, role: actor , character name: Ralph Baxter
Play in Full Screen Gay Blades

1946, role: actor , character name: Gary Lester
Play in Full Screen Decoy

1946, role: writer
Play in Full Screen The Devil's Playground

1946, role: actor , character name: Curly Evans
Play in Full Screen Dead Men Walk

1943, role: actor , character name: Dr. David Bentley
Play in Full Screen Ladies' Day

1943, role: actor , character name: Tony D'Angelo
Play in Full Screen Bombs Over Burma

1942, role: actor , character name: Slim Jenkins

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