The Golden Age of Comedy
1958
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Biography. Robert George Youngson, born in Brooklyn, New York, graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree in business administration. He entered the film business in 1941, writing newsreel scripts. [3] In 1948 Warner Bros. hired him to produce a series of short subjects about sports. Most of these were straight roundups of current ...
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- November 27, 1917, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- 1948–1970
- April 8, 1974 (aged 56), New York, New York, U.S.
Robert Youngson. Director: World of Kids. 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).
- Director, Writer, Producer
- November 27, 1917
- Robert Youngson
- April 8, 1974
Apr 10, 1974 · Robert G. Youngson, a producer, director and writer whose short‐subject films won two Oscars and six Academy Award nominations from 1948 to 1957, died. Monday at St. Vincent's Hospital.
When Comedy Was King: Directed by Robert Youngson. With Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Wallace Beery, Charles Chaplin, Charley Chase. A feature-length documentary devoted to the great clowns of silent comedy.
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- Comedy, Documentary
- Robert Youngson
- 1960-03-29
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Robert Youngson. Director: World of Kids. 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).
