Deceased

How Did Nedrick Young Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 54

Also known asNed Young, Nathan E. DouglasGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/03/1914Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied16/09/1968 (aged 54)Died inLos AngelesCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ1616820 ↗TMDb#69319 ↗

Nedrick Young, also known by the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas, was an American actor and screenwriter often blacklisted during the 1950s and 1960s for refusing to confirm or deny membership of the Communist Party before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA). He is credited with writing the story for Jailhouse Rock in 1957, which starred Elvis Presley.

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Filmography21 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1966	SecondsMovie	Henry Bushman	52
1958	The Defiant OnesMovie	Prison Guard	44
1958	Terror in a Texas TownMovie	Johnny Crale	44
1954	Riding ShotgunMovie	Manning (uncredited)	40
1953	House of WaxMovie	Leon Averill (uncredited)	39
1953	Crime WaveMovie	Gat Morgan	39
1953	So This Is LoveMovie	Harry Corbett (uncredited)	39
1953	The Eddie Cantor StoryMovie	Jack	39
1952	Retreat, Hell!Movie	Sgt. Novak	38
1952	Aladdin and His LampMovie	Hassan (as Ned Young)	38
1951	Inside StraightMovie	Accountant	37
1950	Gun CrazyMovie	Dave Allister	36
1950	Love That BruteMovie	Rocky	36
1949	Calamity Jane and Sam BassMovie	Parsons	35
1949	Border IncidentMovie	Happy (uncredited)	35
1948	The SwordsmanMovie	Bruce Glowan	34
1948	The Gallant BladeMovie	Sgt. Martine	34
1946	The Devil's PlaygroundMovie	Curly Evans (as Ned Young)	32
1943	Dead Men WalkMovie	David Bently	29
1943	Ladies' DayMovie	Tony D'Angelo	29
1942	Bombs Over BurmaMovie	Slim Jenkins	28