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Robert Milton Young (November 22, 1924 – February 6, 2024) was an American film and television director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer. Young was considered a trailblazer in the independent filmmaking sector [2] and for frequently casting Edward James Olmos in his movies, directing him in Alambrista!
Mar 1, 2024 · March 1, 2024. Robert M. Young, an eclectic director whose documentary subjects included civil rights lunch counter sit-ins and sharks, and whose feature films included one about a Mexican...
Feb 13, 2024 · Robert M. Young, the adventurous director who called the shots for Edward James Olmos in The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Farrah Fawcett in Extremities and Tom Hulce and Ray Liotta in Dominick...
Robert M. Young (1924-2024) was an American filmmaker who made documentaries and feature films. He won awards for Alambrista! (1977) and The Eskimo: Fight for Life (1970), and worked on Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009).
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Feb 9, 2024 · The legendary director of films like \"¡Alambrista!\" and \"The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez\" passed away at 99 in Los Angeles. He was a trailblazer of social issues, documentaries, and diverse stories, and influenced many filmmakers.
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Learn about the life and career of Robert M. Young, the godfather of American independent filmmaking, who died at 99. He pioneered cinéma vérité, underwater filming, and Super 16, and made classics like Nothing But a Man and Alambrista!
Feb 9, 2024 · Robert M. Young had a 70-year career in documentaries, features, and TV shows, including Battlestar: Galactica. He won the Camera d’Or for ¡Alambrista! and a Peabody for Sit-In, and his films are in the Library of Congress and Criterion Collection.
