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British Academy of Film & Television Arts
Supporting Actor
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Emmy (Primetime)
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Academy Award
Actor in a Supporting Role
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Golden Globe
Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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Gig Young Jump to Academy Awards, USA (3) BAFTA Awards (1) Primetime Emmy Awards (1) Golden Globes, USA (2) Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards (1) Laurel Awards (3) New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1) Walk of Fame (1)
Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Come Fill the Cup (1952) and Teacher's Pet (1959), finally winning that award for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
In 1978, only three weeks after marrying German actress Kim Schmidt, Young apparently shot her to death in their New York City apartment and then turned the gun on himself. The precise motivation for the sad and grisly murder-suicide remains unclear. Young was not quite 65, his bride, 31. Born November 4, 1913. Died October 19, 1978 (64)
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Apr 29, 2020 · Gig Young's win belongs with the wins of Walter Huston, Walter Matthau, Jack Nicholson (1983), Martin Landau and Christoph Walz (2009) as performances for which awards are superfluous. They would be remembered as superb even if there were no awards being handed out.
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Come Fill the Cup. Check all the awards won and nominated for by Gig Young - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1970) , Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1969) and more awards. Gig Young was an American film, stage, and television actor.
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Childhood & Early Life. Gig was born Byron Elsworth Barr, on November 4, 1913, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to John, a reformatory chef, and his wife, Emma Barr. He had spent some of his growing years in Washington, DC, along with his older siblings. Gig and his family later moved to their hometown, Waynesville, North Carolina, and then returned to ...
actors—Jane Fonda, Susannah York, and Gig Young—were nominated for Academy Awards (Young won), and Pollack received his first nomination for best director. He followed that downbeat ode with the metaphysical western Jeremiah Johnson (1972), a beautifully photographed account of the life of a former soldier who escapes civilization by living….
