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James Young
Born	(1872-01-01)January 1, 1872 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died	June 9, 1948(1948-06-09) (aged 76) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupations	Film director actor screenwriter writer
Years active	1905–1928
Spouses	Rida Johnson Young ​ ​(m. 1904; div. 1910)​ Clara Kimball Young ​ ​(m. 1910; div. 1919)​

James Young (January 1, 1872 – June 9, 1948) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter of the silent era. Before films, Young had a successful career as a stage actor appearing on Broadway and throughout the country, and was the author of a notable 1905 book on theatrical makeup. Young directed more than 90 films between 1912 and 1928. He also appeared as an actor in 60 films between 1909 and 1917.

His first wife was librettist Rida Johnson Young who often composed with Victor Herbert. His second wife was film actress Clara Kimball Young, 18 years his junior, who kept his surname after they divorced.

James Young died in New York City on June 9, 1948.

Selected filmography

• Twelfth Night (1910)
• Lady Godiva (1911)
• Mockery (1912)
• As You Like It (1912)
• Beau Brummel (1913)
• Jerry's Mother-In-Law (1913)
• Beauty Unadorned (1913)
• My Official Wife (1914) (director)
• The Violin of Monsieur (1914)
• The Heart of the Blue Ridge (1915)
• The Deep Purple (1915)
• Oliver Twist (1916)
• On Trial (1917)
• Rose o' Paradise (1918)
• Mickey (1918)
• A Daughter of Two Worlds (1920)
• The Notorious Miss Lisle (1920)
• Curtain (1920)
• The Devil (1921)
• Without Benefit of Clergy (1921)
• The Masquerader (1922)
• The Infidel (1922)
• Omar the Tentmaker (1922)
• Ponjola (1924) co-directed with Donald Crisp
• The Unchastened Woman (1925) starring Theda Bara
• The Bells (1926)
• Driven from Home (1927)
• Midnight Rose (1928)

References

1. "James Young". TCM. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
2. "James Young Dies; Movie Pioneer". The Baltimore Sun. June 10, 1948. p. 56. Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Media related to James Young (director) at Wikimedia Commons
• Works by or about James Young (1872-1948) at Wikisource
• James Young at IMDb
• James Young at the Internet Broadway Database
• James Young papers, 1904-1948, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• James Young, 1904 Archived November 29, 2020, at the Wayback Machine with Viola Allen in the Shakespeare play As You Like It
• Making Up; A Practical and Exhaustive Treatise on this Art, James Young, 1905

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