Neil Paterson (writer)
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| Born | James Edmund Neil Paterson 31 December 1915 Greenock, Scotland |
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| Died | 19 April 1995 (aged 79) Crieff, Scotland |
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| Pen name | John Kovack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, journalist, footballer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Scottish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period | 1946–1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable works | Room at the Top (screenplay for 1959 film version) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable awards |
Best Adapted Screenplay 1959 Room at the Top |
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Association football career
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| Playing position | Inside left | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Edinburgh University | |||
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| Leith Athletic | |||
| 1936–1937 | Dundee United | 26 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James Edmund Neil Paterson (31 December 1915 – 19 April 1995), known as Neil Paterson, was a Scottish writer of novels, short stories and screenplays. He won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Room at the Top. Before his success as a writer, he worked in journalism and had a brief career as an amateur footballer, playing for Leith Athletic and Dundee United in the Scottish Football League.
Born in Greenock, Renfrewshire (now part of Inverclyde), Paterson graduated from the University of Edinburgh and had a brief career in senior football, playing as an inside left. He played for Edinburgh University, for Buckie Thistle in the Highland League and for Scottish League teams Leith Athletic and Dundee United, becoming captain of the latter in the 1936–37 season. Despite his success in football – he scored 9 goals from 26 league appearances for Dundee United, including a hat-trick – he remained an amateur player, spurning the opportunity to go professional. As an amateur he was automatically released at the end of the season, although he played one further game for the club in an emergency.
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