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Nelson Gidding (1919–2004)

Born in New York and educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard, Nelson Gidding said that he had been interested in writing ever since he was a child and had a poem published in the Boy Scouts magazine ("That was as recently as the mid-'20s!" he laughed). A POW during World War II, Gidding began writing his first (and only) book "End Over End" while in prison camp; after the war's end... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1955-1957 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series) (story editor - 52 episodes)
Blind Justice (1957) (story editor)
Scourge of the Wilderness (1957) (story editor)
The Black Ace (1957) (story editor)
Border Action (1956) (story editor)
The Williwaw (1956) (story editor)
 
Show ShowWriter (29 titles)
1993 The Mummy Lives (screenplay)
 
1991 Journey of Honor (screenplay / story)
 
1983 Casablanca (TV series)
The Cashier and the Belly Dancer (1983) (writer)
 
1983 I Want to Live (TV movie) (1958 screenplay)
 
1979 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (screenplay)
 
1975 The Hindenburg (screenplay)
 
1972 Banyon (TV series)
The Lady Killer (1972) (writer)
 
1971 The Andromeda Strain (screenplay)
 
1970 Skullduggery
 
1966 Lost Command
 
1963 The Haunting (screenplay)
 
1963 Nine Hours to Rama (writer)
 
1962 Lisa
 
1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Reunion (1960) (story)
 
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow (screenplay)
 
1958 I Want to Live! (screenplay)
 
1958 Onionhead (screenplay)
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
The Life You Save (1957) (written by)
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
Nick and Letty (1956) (adaptation)
 
1955-1956 Casablanca (TV series)
Deadlock! (1956) (writer)
Satan's Veil (1956) (teleplay)
Fateful Night (1956) (teleplay)
Family Dispute (1955) (written by)
Hand of Fate (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Warner Brothers Presents (TV series)
Hand of Fate (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)
Last Mail from Last Chance (1955) (writer)
Rebellion in the North (1955) (writer)
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
The Case of Operation Sabotage (1955) (writer)
 
1954 President for a Day (TV movie) (writer)
 
1954 Inner Sanctum (TV series)
Port of Regrets (1954) (teleplay)
 
1953 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
American Duel (1953) (story)
 
1953 The Triangle (story segment "American Duel")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 The Unborn (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2001 The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film (video documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 
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Personal Details


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1 Print Biography  | 1 Interview  | 4 Articles  | See more »
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Trivia:

Mr. Gidding remarried in 1998. He is the father of Joshua Gidding, a writer and college professor in New York. He is a longtime friend of director Robert Wise. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo