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Robert Youngson

Robert Youngson

DirectorWriterProductionEditorProducer Nov 27 (died age 56) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1948–1970 (22 year career)
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Biography

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, bu…

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The Golden Age of Comedy
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Crashing the Water Barrier
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Gadgets Galore
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This Mechanical Age
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When Comedy Was King
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Blaze Busters
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4 Clowns
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4 Clowns

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