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Neil Paterson(1916-1995)

  • Writer
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Neil Paterson was born on 31 December 1916 in Greenock, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for Room at the Top (1958), The Woman for Joe (1955) and Man on a Tightrope (1953). He died on 19 April 1995.
BornDecember 31, 1916
DiedApril 19, 1995(78)
BornDecember 31, 1916
DiedApril 19, 1995(78)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win total

Known for

Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret in Room at the Top (1958)
Room at the Top
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1958
The Woman for Joe (1955)
The Woman for Joe
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1955
Cameron Mitchell and Terry Moore in Man on a Tightrope (1953)
Man on a Tightrope
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1953
Rock Hudson, Gena Rowlands, and Burl Ives in The Spiral Road (1962)
The Spiral Road
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1962

Credits

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Writer



  • The Little Kidnappers (1990)
    The Little Kidnappers
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • screenplay "The Kidnappers"
    • short story "Scotch Settlement"
    • 1990
  • Rock Hudson, Gena Rowlands, and Burl Ives in The Spiral Road (1962)
    The Spiral Road
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret in Room at the Top (1958)
    Room at the Top
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Innocent Sinners (1958)
    Innocent Sinners
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • The Shiralee (1957)
    The Shiralee
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • High Tide at Noon (1957)
    High Tide at Noon
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • The Woman for Joe (1955)
    The Woman for Joe
    5.7
    • by
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Devil on Horseback (1954)
    Devil on Horseback
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • The Little Kidnappers (1953)
    The Little Kidnappers
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1953
  • Cameron Mitchell and Terry Moore in Man on a Tightrope (1953)
    Man on a Tightrope
    7.2
    • story "International Incident"
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 31, 1916
    • Greenock, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • April 19, 1995
  • Spouse
    • ?(3 children)

Did you know

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    He was a football player and was club captain of Dundee United football club in the 1930s and 40s in Scotland.

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