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Nelson Roosevelt Gidding was an American screenwriter specializing in adaptations. A longtime collaboration with director Robert Wise began with Gidding's screenplay for I Want to Live! (1958), which earned him an Oscar nomination. His long-running course on screenwriting adaptions at the University of Southern California inspired screenwriters of the present generation, including David S. Goyer.
Birth Name
Nelson Roosevelt Gidding
Born
Monday, 15 September 1919
Died
Saturday, 01 May 2004
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | Memorial Tribute | 2005 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | Memorial Tribute | 2005 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1959 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
