James Young (January 1, 1872 – June 9, 1948) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter of the silent era. Before films Young had a successful career as a stage actor appearing on Broadway and throughout the country, and was the author of a notable 1905 book on theatrical makeup. Young directed more than 90 films between 1912 and 1928. He also appeared as an actor in 60 films between 1909 and 1917. His first wife was librettist Rida Johnson Young who often composed with

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. His second wife was film actress

Clara Kimball Young Clara Kimball Young (born Edith Matilda Clara Kimball; September 6, 1890 – October 15, 1960) was an American film actress who was popular in the early silent film era. Early life Edith Matilda Clara Kimball was born in Chicago on Septembe ...

, 18 years his junior, who kept his surname after they divorced. James Young died in

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on June 9, 1948.

Selected filmography

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'' (1912) * '' As You Like It'' (1912) * '' Beau Brummel'' (1913) * '' Jerry's Mother-In-Law'' (1913) * ''

Beauty Unadorned ''Beauty Unadorned'' is a 1913 silent short film directed by Sidney Drew, L. Rogers Lytton and James Young. It starred Drew and Clara Kimball Young who was the wife of Young. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America. It survives, incomp ...

'' (1913) * '' My Official Wife'' (1914) (director) * '' The Violin of Monsieur'' (1914) * '' The Heart of the Blue Ridge'' (1915) * '' The Deep Purple'' (1915) * '' Oliver Twist'' (1916) * '' On Trial'' (1917) * '' Rose o' Paradise'' (1918) * ''

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'' (1918) * '' A Daughter of Two Worlds'' (1920) * '' The Notorious Miss Lisle'' (1920) * ''

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Without Benefit of Clergy ''Without Benefit of Clergy'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by James Young and featuring Virginia Brown Faire, Thomas Holding and Boris Karloff. It is based on the story by Rudyard Kipling. A print of the film still exists at t ...

'' (1921) * '' The Masquerader'' (1922) * '' The Infidel'' (1922) * '' Omar the Tentmaker'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1924) co-directed with

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The Unchastened Woman ''The Unchastened Woman'' is a 1925 American silent drama film starring vamp Theda Bara, directed by James Young, the former husband of Clara Kimball Young, and released by start-up studio Chadwick Pictures. The film is based on a 1915 Broadwa ...

'' (1925) starring

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* '' The Bells'' (1926) * ''

Driven from Home ''Driven from Home'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Ray Hallor, Virginia Lee Corbin and Pauline Garon.Munden p.203 Cast * Ray Hallor * Virginia Lee Corbin * Pauline Garon * Sôjin Kamiyama * Ann ...

'' (1927) * '' Midnight Rose'' (1928)

References

External links

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James Young papers, 1904-1948
held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division,

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James Young, 1904
with

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in the Shakespeare play ''As You Like It''
''Making Up; A Practical and Exhaustive Treatise on this Art, James Young, 1905''
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