Mary Young
Biography
Mary Young was an American actress who worked in theater, film, and television for much of the 20th century. Born in New York City in 1879, she began on the stage and earned her first Broadway credit in 1899. In 1913 she scored a stage hit opposite John Barrymore in Believe Me, Xantippe, and in 1924 she acted on Broadway in Dancing Mothers alongside John Halliday and Helen Hayes. Beginning in 1905, she helped run Boston's Castle Square Theatre for 21 years. She was nearing 60 when she made her first Hollywood film in 1937, and she went on to play elderly ladies on screen. During the 1950s and 1960s she made many television appearances, the last coming in a 1968 episode of Gomer Pyle. Mary Young died in 1971.
92years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died La Jolla
- Star sign: CancerFirst day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
- Also credited as Mary Marsden Young
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 15 years1944 to 1959
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Mary Young's final television appearance was in an episode of Gomer Pyle that aired in 1968, marking the end of her work on the small screen.
Mary Young movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Mary Young shares two films with Frank Faylen, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Frank Faylen's page
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Ellen Corby's page
James Garner's page
Ray Milland's page
All films by Billy Wilder
Mitchell LeisenDirector, 1 film, 1951
All films by Mitchell Leisen
Norman Z. McLeodDirector, 1 film, 1959
All films by Norman Z. McLeod
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