Robert Youngson
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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's narration was nostalgic in tone, unlike the facetious commentaries that usually accompanied silent-film revivals like Gaslight Follies (1945) and Warners' compilations of Mack Sennett comedies. Youngson also produced a feature-length documentary for Warners, Fifty Years Before Your Eyes.
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Academy Awards and nominations
He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (one reel).
| Year | Film | Academy Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Blaze Busters | nominated | newsreels of epic fire scenes |
| 1951 | The World of Kids | winner | children at play in the '20s |
| 1954 | This Mechanical Age | winner | oddly designed airplanes |
| 1955 | Gadgets Galore | nominated | futuristic inventions of the '20s |
| 1956 | I Never Forget a Face | nominated | celebrities of the '20s |
Feature-film compilations
Youngson also produced 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)
- M-G-M's Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
- Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
- The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
- 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]
Further reading
- Scott MacGillivray. Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. New York: iUniverse, 2009; First edition Lanham, Maryland: Vestal Press, 1998. ISBN 1-440172-39-0. (Includes interviews with William K. Everson and Mrs. Robert Youngson)
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References
- ^ Obituary Variety, April 17, 1974, page 95.
- ^ a b Obituary New York Times, April 10, 1974.
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Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
(1965 Comedy Film)
50 Years Before Your Eyes
(1950 History Film)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
(1961 Film, TV & Radio Film)
Four Clowns
(1970 Comedy Film)
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