Nelson Gidding
Writing · Screenplay · Writer · Original Film Writer
Active 1951–present
Nelson Roosevelt Gidding was an American screenwriter specializing in film adaptation. A longtime collaboration with director Robert Wise began with Gidding's screenplay for I Want to Live! (1958), which earned him an Oscar nomination.
Filmography
The Mummy Lives (1993) — ScreenplayJourney of Honor (1991) — WriterThe Misfit Brigade (1987) — WriterI Want to Live (1983) — Original Film WriterBeyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) — ScreenplayThe Hindenburg (1975) — ScreenplayThe Andromeda Strain (1971) — ScreenplaySkullduggery (1970) — ScreenplayLost Command (1966) — WriterThe Haunting (1963) — ScreenplayNine Hours to Rama (1963) — ScreenplayThe Inspector (1962) — ScreenplayOdds Against Tomorrow (1959) — ScreenplayI Want to Live! (1958) — ScreenplayOnionhead (1958) — ScreenplayThe Helen Morgan Story (1957) — WriterThe Life You Save May Be Your Own (1957) — WriterCasablanca (1955) — WriterHallmark Hall of Fame (1951) — WriterSchlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) — Writer