Double Indemnity
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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?
He earned rave reviews in "The Gay Sisters" (1942), his first major film role and adopted his character's name, Gig Young as his stage name.
He experimented with varying screen names because there was already another actor with the same name (see Byron Barr). In 1942, in the picture The Gay Sisters (1942) , he was given the role of a character whose name was Gig Young, which he liked well enough to finally adopt it as his permanent stage name.
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Apr 7, 2011 · He quickly gained notoriety for this role, and critics used this stage name, Gig Young, in their articles. The head of Warner’s advertising decided to roll with this, and changed Byron...
When every preview card praised “Gig Young,” studio head Jack Warner offered to give the unknown young actor special billing if Byron Barr would change his name to Gig Young.
In his subsequent projects, too, he was credited as “Byron Barr,” which made many mistake him for another actor of the same name. One of Gig's first prominent roles was in the 1941 'Academy'-nominated short 'The Tanks Are Coming.’
He experimented with varying screen names because there was already another actor with the same name (see Byron Barr). In 1942, in the picture The Gay Sisters (1942) , he was given the role of a character whose name was Gig Young, which he liked well enough to finally adopt it as his permanent stage name.
