He is credited with writing the screenplay for Jailhouse Rock in 1957, which starred Elvis Presley. 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).
Nedrick Young (Ma– September 16, 1968), also known by the pseudonym Nathan E. Academy Award - Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen