Waldemar Young

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Waldemar Young
Born	1 July 1878 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died	30 August 1938 Hollywood, California, USA
Years active	1917-1938

Waldemar Young (1 July 1878 – 30 August 1938), was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 81 films between 1917 and 1938.

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Hollywood, California from pneumonia.

Waldemar was a grandson of Brigham Young.^[1] He was also a brother of Mahonri Young.

Young joined the staff of the Salt Lake Herald after he graduated from High School. He then went to Stanford University starting in 1900. At Stanford he played on the football team. He majored in English but also studied economics and history.

Young did not finish his studies at Stanford. Instead he took jobs with the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Examiner.

In 1912 Young married Elizabeth Haigh. Young started into films by writing commedy routines for Franklyn Farnum and Brownie Vernum.

In the 1930s Young wrote several screen plays for Cecil B. De Mille

[edit] Selected filmography

• Test Pilot (1938)
• The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
• Cleopatra (1934)
• Island of Lost Souls (1933)
• The Sign of the Cross (1932)
• The Miracle Man (1932)
• Love Me Tonight (1932)
• Sally (1929)
• The Big City (1928)
• The Trail of '98 (1928)
• London After Midnight (1927)
• The Unknown (1927)
• The Show (1927)
• The Blackbird (1926)
• The Mystic (1925)
• Suds (1920)
• Bonnie Bonnie Lassie (1919)
• The Petal on the Current (1919)
• The Unpainted Woman (1919)
• The Wicked Darling (1919)

[edit] References

• Short bio of Young]

1. ^ LDS Films Weekend Box Office Report 6 September 2002

[edit] External links

• Waldemar Young at the Internet Movie Database
• bio from Katz Film Encyclopedia

Persondata
NAME	Young, Waldemar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	1 July 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH	Salt Lake City, Utah  United States
DATE OF DEATH	30 August 1938
PLACE OF DEATH	Hollywood, California  United States