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Robert Youngson

Robert Youngson

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Robert Youngson (November 27, 1917 – April 8, 1974) was a film producer, director, and screenwriter, specializing in reviving antique silent films. 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. In 1948 Warner Bros. hired him to produce a series of short subjects about sports. Most of these were straight roundups of current sporting events, but in some of them Youngson indulged his fascination with antique newsreels of the 1920s, and included vintage sports footage in the new productions. This led to Youngson writing and producing a long series of historical short subjects for Warners, two of which won him Academy Awards. Most of these films took an affectionate look back at the fads and lifestyles of the 1920s. Youngson's narration was nostalgic in tone, unlike the facetious commentaries that usually accompanied silent-film revivals like Gaslight Follies (1945) and Warners' compilations of Mack Sennett comedies. Youngson also produced a feature-length documentary for Warners, Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950). Warners discontinued live-action short subjects in 1956 and released Youngson, forcing him to work as an independent producer. He assembled a full-length feature of silent-comedy highlights, The Golden Age of Comedy (1958). This was a triumphant success, earning rave reviews from national columnists and receiving network exposure on TV talk shows. He followed this with When Comedy Was King (1960) and six more vintage-comedy anthologies, the last being released in 1970.

Born: November 27, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: April 8, 1974 (Age 56)

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Robert Youngson  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.4
DirectingDirector1970
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector, Writer1961
Movie
7.3
DirectingDirector1965
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector, Writer, Producer1964
Movie
7.3
DirectingWriter, Director1967
Movie
6.9
DirectingDirector1957
Movie
7.3
DirectingDirector, Writer1960
Movie
DirectingDirector, Writer1963
Movie
DirectingDirector1950
Short Film
5.7
ProductionProduction Supervisor1956
Short Film
6.1
DirectingDirector, Editor, Producer, Writer1955
Short Film
6.2
DirectingDirector, Producer, Writer1956
Short Film
5.7
DirectingDirector, Producer, Writer1955
Short Film
6.6
DirectingDirector, Producer1954
Short Film
4.8
DirectingDirector1951
Short Film
6.1
DirectingDirector1950
Short Film
6.9
DirectingDirector1949
Short Film
DirectingDirector, Writer1950
Short Film
DirectingDirector1948
Short Film
DirectingDirector, Producer1954
Short Film
5.3
DirectingWriter, Director1953
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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