Robert Youngson

Robert Youngson (November 27, 1917 – April 8, 1974) was a film producer, director, and screenwriter.^[1][2]

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was responsible for reacquainting movie audiences with the work of the great silent comedians. His feature-film compilations The Golden Age of Comedy (1958) and When Comedy Was King (1960) were popular successes. Youngson produced six more vintage-comedy anthologies through 1970.

Youngson also wrote and produced a long series of historical short subjects for Warner Brothers, two of which won him Academy Awards. Most of these films took an affectionate look back at the fads and lifestyles of the 1920s. Youngson also produced a feature-length documentary for Warner, Fifty Years Before Your Eyes .

Contents 1 Academy Awards and nominations 2 Feature compliations 3 Private life and death 4 References 5 External links

Academy Awards and nominations

He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (one reel) —

• 1950
  • Blaze Busters – nominated

• 1951
  • World of Kids – won

• 1954
  • This Mechanical Age – won

• 1955
  • Gadgets Galore – nominated

• 1956
  • I Never Forget a Face – nominated

Feature compliations

Youngson also directed the following feature-length comedy compilations —

• The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
• When Comedy Was King (1960)
• Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
• 30 Years of Fun (1963)
• The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
• Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
• 4 Clowns (1970)

Private life and death

He died at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City at age 56, survived by his wife Jeanne Keyes.^[2]

References

1. ^ Obituary Variety, April 17, 1974, page 95.
2. ^ ^{a b} Obituary New York Times, April 10, 1974.

External links

• Robert Youngson at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Youngson, Robert
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Short description	American film director
Date of birth	November 27, 1917
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Date of death	April 8, 1974
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