"Nelson Roosevelt Gidding (September 15, 1919 \u2013 May 1, 2004) 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."@en . "1919Z"^^ . "Nelson Roosevelt Gidding"@en . "American writer" . . "2004-05-02Z"^^ . "2004-05-01Z"^^ . . "Gidding, Nelson"@en . "2004Z"^^ . . "Nelson Gidding"@en . . "1919-09-15Z"^^ .