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Actor Born: February 22, 1907 in Chicago, IL Death: July 21, 1998 in Westlake Village, CA Biography:Chicago-born "Robert Young" carried his inbred "never give up" work ethic into his training at the Pasadena Playhouse. After a few movie-extra roles, he was signed by MGM to play a bit part as "Helen Hayes"' son in 1931's "Sin of Madelon Claudet". At the request of MGM head "Irving Thalberg", "Young"'s role was expanded during shooting, thus the young actor was launched on the road to stardom (his first-released film was the Charlie Chan epic "Black Camel" [1931], which he made while on loan to Fox Studios). "Young" appeared in as many as nine films per year in the 1930s, usually showing up in bon vivant roles. "Alfred Hitchcock" sensed a darker side to "Young"'s ebullient nature, and accordingly cast the actor as a likeable American who turns out to be a cold-blooded spy in 1936's "The Secret Agent". Some of "Young"'s best film work was in the 1940s, with such roles as the facially disfigured... Full Biography
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