Elizabeth Young | |
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Silver Screen magazine, 1934 | |
Born | New York City, US | September 3, 1913
Died | March 2, 2007 | (aged 93)
Resting place | New Preston, Connecticut |
Education | Spence School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1930s |
Known for | Queen Christina |
Spouses |
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Children | 1 |
Elizabeth Young (September 3, 1913 – March 2, 2007) [1] was an American actress. She appeared in four movies of the mid-1930s: Big Executive (1933), Queen Christina (1933), There's Always Tomorrow (1934), and East of Java (1935). [1]
Young was the daughter of a judge, and was educated at Spence School in New York City. [2] She first acted on Broadway, then in Hollywood. [2] During World War II, Young was active in the American Red Cross. [2]
Young was the first wife of writer-director-producer Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with whom she had a son, Eric. [3] She was next married to publisher Eugene Reynal; they divorced in 1946. [2] In 1948, Young wed Hugh Walker, a furniture manufacturer. [4] Young's final husband was Henry Darbee, a Connecticut architect, whom she married in 1971. [5]