Waldemar Young
Waldemar Young (born July 1, 1878 in Salt Lake City , Utah , † August 30, 1938 in Hollywood , California ) was an American screenwriter who was nominated for an Oscar for best screenplay .
Life
Young, grandson of the leader of the Mormons belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints , Brigham Young , began his career as an editor at the daily newspaper The Salt Lake Herald and began studying at Stanford University , which he does not graduated. He then worked as a writer and theater editor for newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Examiner .
He began his career as a screenwriter in the Hollywood film industry in 1917 at Universal Studios , for which he worked until 1919. In 1917 he wrote the first story and scenario for a film for the silent film The Car of Chance by William Worthington with Franklyn Farnum , Agnes Vernon and Helen Wright . He later worked for film production companies such as Famous Players-Lasky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1924-1929) and Paramount Pictures (1930 and 1932-1936). During his time at Paramount Pictures, four productions were created under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille .
At the 1936 Academy Awards , he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay , along with Achmed Abdullah , John L. Balderston , Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt , namely for Henry's adventure film Bengali (The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, 1935) Hathaway with Gary Cooper , Franchot Tone and Richard Cromwell . The script was based on the novel of the same name by Francis Yeats-Brown .
Young, who died of complications from pneumonia , worked on the making of eighty films until his death. Most recently he co-wrote the script for the adventure film Der Testpilot (1938) by Victor Fleming with Clark Gable , Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy and died just four months after the premiere on April 16, 1938.
Filmography (selection)
- 1917: The Car of Chance
- 1918: Brace Up
- 1919: Pretty Smooth
- 1921: Cappy Ricks
- 1924: The ride for your life
- 1925: The Unholy Three ( The Unholy Three )
- 1927: At midnight ( London After Midnight )
- 1927: The Unknown ( The Unknown )
- 1929: Cilly ( Sally )
- 1930: The Girl of the Golden West
- 1932: Most Beautiful, Love Me ( Love Me Tonight )
- 1932: Game on Abyss ( The Miracle Man )
- 1932: Under the Sign of the Cross ( The Sign of the Cross )
- 1932: The Island of Lost Souls (Iceland of Lost Souls)
- 1933: Everything for the Child ( A Bedtime Story )
- 1934: Cleopatra
- 1935: Bengali ( The Lives of a Bengal Lancer )
- 1935: Crusader - Richard the Lionheart ( The Crusades )
- 1936: Pearls for happiness ( Desire )
- 1936: The Plainsman ( The Plainsman )
- 1938: The Test Pilot ( Test Pilot )
Web links
- Waldemar Young in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Young, Waldemar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Salt Lake City , Utah |
DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 1938 |
Place of death | Hollywood , California |