Nedrick Young (March 23, 1914 – September 16, 1968), also known by the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas,[1] 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).

He is credited with writing the story for Jailhouse Rock in 1957, which starred Elvis Presley.

In addition to screenwriting, he took acting roles in various feature-length films from 1943 to 1966.

The Defiant Ones received an Oscar for the "best screenplay written directly for the screen" in 1958.

[2] For the same film, Young and co-writer Harold Jacob Smith won a 1959 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, from the Mystery Writers of America.