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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 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
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) is a compilation of silent comedy films from the Mack Sennett and Hal Roach studios, written and produced by Robert Youngson. Youngson had previously produced several award-winning short documentaries beforehand, and this was the first compilation of its kind in feature-length form.
Feb 21, 2021 · Hollywood Historian, Manny Pacheco, tells Art Kirsch and john Coleman of Celebrating Act 2™ about Robert Youngson, an important filmmaker who through his documentaries brought about a revival and...
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- 288
- Celebrating Act2
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
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).
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....
