Lucille May Young (March 6, 1883 – August 2, 1934) was an American actress of the early

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era.

Early life

Lucille May Young was born on March 6, 1883, in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Glendower Young (1858–1927) and Katherine Bessie "Kittie" Young (1861–1942). She had one brother, Howard Earl Young, who was born a year earlier. Some sources give Lucille's birth name as Lucia Medina, her birth year as 1892, and her birthplace as Lyon, France. Her parents marriage was short-lived, and her mother remarried to James Mortimer Terry, gaining Young a half-sister, Ethel Terry, who also became an actress (not to be confused with

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Career

In 1905, Lucille and Ethel began performing in vaudeville in

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. One production noted in the Detroit Free Press was the "Isles of Spice". She's mentioned as a player in the vaudeville giant, Vaughan Glaser Company in 1907. Around 1909 she made her way to New York, her early film work there being with The Thanhouser Company. Her first film roles were in 1910, appearing opposite

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in ''An Indian's Gratitude'', and in ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' alongside Martin Faust and

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. From 1910 to the end of 1914 Young appeared in thirty six films, most of which were short films. She appeared in another eighteen films in 1915, which would be her biggest year. From 1916 to 1930 Young appeared in twenty four films, including ''The Daredevil'' alongside

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and

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, and opposite Marceau Moore in ''The Invisible Enemy''. All but two of her film appearances during that period would be by 1920, with a five-year gap between 1920 and 1925 before she would have another film role, then a gap of five years until her final role in 1930. She died following an unsuccessful surgery on August 2, 1934, in

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Personal life

In 1918, Young married an attorney, Lieutenant Hale Day, in

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. The marriage produced no children and ended in divorce.

Selected filmography

* ''

White Fawn's Devotion ''White Fawn's Devotion: A Play Acted by a Tribe of Red Indians in America'' is a 1910 Cinema of the United States, American short film, short drama film, dramatic silent film. Although a few writers believe the film features Young Deer's wife, L ...

'' (1910) * ''An Indian's Gratitude'' (1910) * ''The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1910) * ''

The Scarlet Letter ''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a work of historical fiction by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, ...

'' (1911) * ''Hearts and Crosses'' (1913) * '' The Spell of the Poppy'' (1915) * '' The Woman from Warren's'' (1915) * '' Daphne and the Pirate'' (1916) * ''

The Flying Torpedo ''The Flying Torpedo'' is a 1916 American silent drama directed by John B. O'Brien and Christy Cabanne. It was produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by the Triangle Film Corporation. The film was written by John Emerson (who ...

'' (1916) * ''The Invisible Enemy'' (1916) * '' The Old Folks at Home'' (1916) as Lucia Medina * ''

The Heiress at Coffee Dan's ''The Heiress at Coffee Dan's'' is a 1916 American silent film, silent comedy-drama film produced by the Fine Arts Film Company and distributed by Triangle Film Corporation. It starred Bessie Love and was directed by Edward Dillon (actor), Edward ...

'' (1916) * '' The Soul of Satan'' (1917) * '' Rose o' Paradise'' (1918) * ''

The Greatest Thing in Life ''The Greatest Thing in Life'' is a 1918 American Silent film, silent drama film about World War I, directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, and David Butler (director), David Butler. The film is now considered lost f ...

'' (1918) * ''

Fuss and Feathers ''Fuss and Feathers'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo. It is not known whether the film currently survives,The Virtuous Thief ''The Virtuous Thief'' is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo. Plot As described in a film magazine, Dick Armitage (Hughes), essentially honest but weak, steals a small sum from his employer, Walter Haskell (Conklin) ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1920) * ''The Daredevil'' (1920) * '' The False Road'' (1920)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Lucille 1883 births 1934 deaths American silent film actresses American film actresses French emigrants to the United States Actresses from Lyon Vaudeville performers 20th-century American actresses 20th-century French women