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Robert Youngson(1917-1974)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Robert Youngson was born on 27 November 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and writer, known for World of Kids (1951), This Mechanical Age (1954) and The Golden Age of Comedy (1957). He was married to Jeanne Youngson. He died on 8 April 1974 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 27, 1917
DiedApril 8, 1974(56)
BornNovember 27, 1917
DiedApril 8, 1974(56)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

World of Kids (1951)
World of Kids
4.9
Short
  • Director(as "Slats" Youngson)
  • 1951
This Mechanical Age (1954)
This Mechanical Age
6.6
Short
  • Director
  • 1954
Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Harry Langdon, Stan Laurel, Will Rogers, and Ben Turpin in The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
The Golden Age of Comedy
7.1
  • Director
  • 1957
Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Buster Keaton, Groucho Marx, Spencer Tracy, Lucille Ball, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, W.C. Fields, Greta Garbo, Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Robert Taylor, Melvyn Douglas, Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Bud Abbott, Robert Benchley, Lou Costello, Marion Davies, Marie Dressler, Curly Howard, Bert Lahr, Stan Laurel, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Gail Patrick, Zasu Pitts, Red Skelton, Lewis Stone, Franchot Tone, Lee Tracy, Lupe Velez, Asta, The Three Stooges, and The Marx Brothers in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
5.8
  • Director
  • 1964

Credits

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Director

  • Buster Keaton, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, and Stan Laurel in 4 Clowns (1970)
    4 Clowns
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Charley Chase, James Finlayson, Edgar Kennedy, Stan Laurel, 'Snub' Pollard, Billy West, and Robert Youngson in The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
    The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
    7.4
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Oliver Hardy, Dorothy Coburn, Stan Laurel, and Robert Youngson in Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
    Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Buster Keaton, Groucho Marx, Spencer Tracy, Lucille Ball, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, W.C. Fields, Greta Garbo, Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Robert Taylor, Melvyn Douglas, Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Bud Abbott, Robert Benchley, Lou Costello, Marion Davies, Marie Dressler, Curly Howard, Bert Lahr, Stan Laurel, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Gail Patrick, Zasu Pitts, Red Skelton, Lewis Stone, Franchot Tone, Lee Tracy, Lupe Velez, Asta, The Three Stooges, and The Marx Brothers in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
    The Big Parade of Comedy
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Stan Laurel, and Robert Youngson in 30 Years of Fun (1963)
    30 Years of Fun
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Keystone Cops, Stan Laurel, Warner Oland, Cameo the Dog, and The Mack Sennett Beauties in Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
    Days of Thrills and Laughter
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Wallace Beery, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Edgar Kennedy, Keystone Cops, Stan Laurel, Mabel Normand, Gloria Swanson, Ben Turpin, and The Sennett Girls in When Comedy Was King (1960)
    When Comedy Was King
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Harry Langdon, Stan Laurel, Will Rogers, and Ben Turpin in The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
    The Golden Age of Comedy
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Faster & Faster
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Animals and Kids
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Through the Camera's Eye
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • I Never Forget a Face (1956)
    I Never Forget a Face
    6.3
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • The Picture Parade
    Short
    • Director
    • 1956
  • It Happened to You (1955)
    It Happened to You
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955
  • An Adventure to Remember (1955)
    An Adventure to Remember
    Short
    • Director
    • 1955

Writer

  • Buster Keaton, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, and Stan Laurel in 4 Clowns (1970)
    4 Clowns
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Charley Chase, James Finlayson, Edgar Kennedy, Stan Laurel, 'Snub' Pollard, Billy West, and Robert Youngson in The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
    The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
    7.4
    • writer
    • 1967
  • Oliver Hardy, Dorothy Coburn, Stan Laurel, and Robert Youngson in Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
    Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
    7.5
    • written by
    • 1965
  • Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Buster Keaton, Groucho Marx, Spencer Tracy, Lucille Ball, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, W.C. Fields, Greta Garbo, Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Robert Taylor, Melvyn Douglas, Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Bud Abbott, Robert Benchley, Lou Costello, Marion Davies, Marie Dressler, Curly Howard, Bert Lahr, Stan Laurel, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Gail Patrick, Zasu Pitts, Red Skelton, Lewis Stone, Franchot Tone, Lee Tracy, Lupe Velez, Asta, The Three Stooges, and The Marx Brothers in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
    The Big Parade of Comedy
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Stan Laurel, and Robert Youngson in 30 Years of Fun (1963)
    30 Years of Fun
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Keystone Cops, Stan Laurel, Warner Oland, Cameo the Dog, and The Mack Sennett Beauties in Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
    Days of Thrills and Laughter
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Wallace Beery, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Edgar Kennedy, Keystone Cops, Stan Laurel, Mabel Normand, Gloria Swanson, Ben Turpin, and The Sennett Girls in When Comedy Was King (1960)
    When Comedy Was King
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Harry Langdon, Stan Laurel, Will Rogers, and Ben Turpin in The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
    The Golden Age of Comedy
    7.1
    • written by
    • 1957
  • I Never Forget a Face (1956)
    I Never Forget a Face
    6.3
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Gadgets Galore (1955)
    Gadgets Galore
    6.3
    Short
    • written by
    • 1955
  • Some of the Greatest
    6.3
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • When the Talkies Were Young (1955)
    When the Talkies Were Young
    5.9
    Short
    • written by
    • 1955
  • This Mechanical Age (1954)
    This Mechanical Age
    6.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • They Were Champions
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Magic Movie Moments
    5.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1953

Producer

  • Buster Keaton, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, and Stan Laurel in 4 Clowns (1970)
    4 Clowns
    7.6
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Charley Chase, James Finlayson, Edgar Kennedy, Stan Laurel, 'Snub' Pollard, Billy West, and Robert Youngson in The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
    The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Oliver Hardy, Dorothy Coburn, Stan Laurel, and Robert Youngson in Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)
    Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
    7.5
    • producer
    • 1965
  • Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Buster Keaton, Groucho Marx, Spencer Tracy, Lucille Ball, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, W.C. Fields, Greta Garbo, Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Robert Taylor, Melvyn Douglas, Jimmy Durante, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Bud Abbott, Robert Benchley, Lou Costello, Marion Davies, Marie Dressler, Curly Howard, Bert Lahr, Stan Laurel, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Gail Patrick, Zasu Pitts, Red Skelton, Lewis Stone, Franchot Tone, Lee Tracy, Lupe Velez, Asta, The Three Stooges, and The Marx Brothers in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
    The Big Parade of Comedy
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Stan Laurel, and Robert Youngson in 30 Years of Fun (1963)
    30 Years of Fun
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1963
  • Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Keystone Cops, Stan Laurel, Warner Oland, Cameo the Dog, and The Mack Sennett Beauties in Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
    Days of Thrills and Laughter
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Wallace Beery, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, Edgar Kennedy, Keystone Cops, Stan Laurel, Mabel Normand, Gloria Swanson, Ben Turpin, and The Sennett Girls in When Comedy Was King (1960)
    When Comedy Was King
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Harry Langdon, Stan Laurel, Will Rogers, and Ben Turpin in The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
    The Golden Age of Comedy
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1957
  • I Never Forget a Face (1956)
    I Never Forget a Face
    6.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Gadgets Galore (1955)
    Gadgets Galore
    6.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Some of the Greatest
    6.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1955
  • When the Talkies Were Young (1955)
    When the Talkies Were Young
    5.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1955
  • This Mechanical Age (1954)
    This Mechanical Age
    6.6
    Short
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Thrills from the Past
    Short
    • producer
    • 1954
  • They Were Champions
    Short
    • producer
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • "Slats" Youngson
  • Born
    • November 27, 1917
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 8, 1974
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jeanne YoungsonJune 15, 1960 - April 8, 1974 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He graduated from New York University, and received a master's degree from the Graduate School of Business Administration at Harvard University.

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