Neil Paterson

Neil Paterson may refer to:

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Neil Paterson (figure skater)

Neil Paterson (born April 21, 1964) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1980 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist, 1981 Prague Skate silver medalist, and a two-time Canadian national silver medalist. His best World Championship result was 10th in 1985. He was selected to represent Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics and finished 16th.

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Neil Paterson (writer)

James Edmund Neil Paterson (31 December 1915 – 19 April 1995), known as Neil Paterson, was a Scottish screenwriter. He won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Room at the Top.

Early life and football career

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.

Writing career and later life

After his football career finished he became a writer, initially as a sports journalist for D.C. Thomson and after the Second World War as an author, penning a number of well received novels and short stories. Paterson won the Atlantic Award for Literature in 1946.