Peebs Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 1. In 1949 Robert Young starred in "Father Knows Best" on the radio. The program switched to TV in 1954. It was canceled in 1960. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 2. He battled depression for many years and suffered a nervous breakdown in 1966 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 3-Played in 'Remember last night? '1935 for James Whale A quite controversial film.The film was never re-released, has never been released in any home video format and is rarely shown on television. A great screwball comedy of movie thrillers with excessive drinking ,the Production Code tone it down but it is still quite surprising,it was shown at least 1 time on TCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 4. Attempted suicide in 1991. Later went to talk publicly of his struggles. The Robert Young Community Health Center is named in his honor for his efforts to pass a bill to fund mental health facilities in his home state of Illinois. The center is still in Rock Island, Illinois. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 5 Played in Secret of the Incas co -starring with Charlton Heston 1954.This movie was the model-inspiration for the Indiana Jones franchise,this was the last movie theatrically released for Robert Young. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det Jim McLeod Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 6. He had a second successful TV series with Marcus Welby MD (1969-1976) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 7) Robert Young was a frustrated actor who often felt that he didn't get the roles he deserved. In 1936, he was able to work with Hitchcock in the film "Secret Agent" and showed the potential that he felt Hollywood was ignoring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 8 Young's bitterness toward Hollywood casting practices never diminished, and he suffered from depression and alcoholism .Well LB did not help:his screen image was such that he usually never got the girl.Louis B. Mayer would say, "He has no sex appeal" . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 9. Was on The Dick Cavett Show with Jimi Hendrix in 1969. Ralph Nader was also on the same show but Robert Young looks much more interested in the Hendrix interview. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 10- on his favorite role: 'The Enchanted Cottage' The role symbolized my own life, though I wasn't a veteran who returned from war tragically disfigured. It demonstrated my theory that we are all, somehow, handicapped. Shyness and fear of people were my invisible scars. These were finally overcome, just as in the movie, because of the love of a woman who saw the 'perfect man' through all the imperfections. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Randolph Scott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1. Served in the Army during WWI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 Lived with Cary Grant for 11 years their house was nicknamed Bachelor's Hall.It is good to know Scott married heiress Mariana du Pont Somerville (not a beauty) in 1936 divorced 2 years later,while still living with Cary …. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 3.) He was born in Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 4- On his father:' He went to see all my films--not because he had a son starring in them, but because he thought I looked like Wallace Reid, his favorite actor'. Scott really looks like Reid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrence1 Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 5.) He was Gary Cooper's dialog coach on "The Virginian". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 6. Was reportedly Margaret Mitchell's choice to play Ashley Wilkes in GWTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 7 -The Oakland Raiders logo is the likeness of Actor Randolph Scott, with a patch over his right eye. Davis changed the color of the helmet from black to silver, and this sat atop two crossed swords. The shield background changed from silver to black, and just the team name “Raiders” was added above the head 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebs Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 8. In Blazing Saddles, Sheriff Bart played by Cleavon Little tells the uncooperative townsfolk, "You'd do it for Randolph Scott!" The crowd responds by singing "Randolph Scott" and gets to work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 9) Randolph Scott was not a dancer, a singer, or a comedian, but he co-starred with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in two of their classic musicals--Roberta & Follow The Fleet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 10- Was the inspiration for the popular 1973 song "Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott?," a top-20 country hit for the Statler Brothers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peebs Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 1. Attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1934. Was voted best in his class following his performance of Much Ado About Nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakano Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2-Married to actress Helen Cherry for 44 years. His drinking bouts often got him into trouble, as when he ordered champagne for 39 violinists in a Paris nightclub and was arrested when unable to pay the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess of Tap Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 3) He co-starred with Wendy Hiller in DH Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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