Nelson Gidding

Nelson Gidding was an American screenwriter specializing in adaptations. A longtime collaboration with director Robert Wise began with Gidding's screenplay for "I Want to Live!" (1958), which earned him an Oscar nomination. His long-running course on screenwriting adaptions at the University of Southern California inspired screenwriters of the present generation, including David S. Goyer. Gidding also served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II as the navigator on a B-26, where he was shot down over Italy. He spent 18 months as a POW but effected an escape.