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