Robert Milton Young, usually known as Robert M. Young (born November 22, 1924), is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the
14th Moscow International Film Festival
The 14th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 28 June to 12 July 1985. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film ''Come and See'' directed by Elem Klimov, the American film ''A Soldier's Story'' directed by Norman Jewison an ...
.
He has frequently cast
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in ''Miami Vice'' (1984–1989), ''American Me'' (1992) (which he also dir ...
in his movies, directing him in ''
Alambrista!'' (1977), ''
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
''The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez'' is a 1982 American Western film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos as Gregorio Cortez. It is based on the book ''With His Pistol in His Hand'' by Americo Paredes.
In 2022, the film ...
'' (1982), ''
Saving Grace'' (1986), ''
Triumph of the Spirit'' (1989), ''
Talent for the Game
''Talent for the Game'' is a 1991 film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, Terry Kinney, Jamey Sheridan, and Jeff Corbett. The plot concerns a baseball scout.
Scenes were filmed on the Palouse in the s ...
'' (1991), ''
Roosters
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'' (1993), ''
Slave of Dreams
''Slave of Dreams'' is a 1995 television film based on the story of Joseph in the Bible, directed by Robert M. Young, produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis and written by Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Adrian Pasdar as Joseph, ...
'' (1995) and ''
Caught'' (1996). He produced Olmos's directorial debut, ''
American Me
''American Me'' is a 1992 American crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, his first film as a director, and written by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. Olmos also stars as the film's protagonist, Montoya Santana, loose ...
'' (1992).
Early life and education
Young was born in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
in 1924. His father was a cameraman who later owned a film laboratory. Robert began college at
MIT
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to become a chemical engineer. He left after two years to join the Navy in World War II and served in the Pacific in New Guinea and in the Philippines. Upon returning to America after the war he decided to study English literature at Harvard University.
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"Biography: Robert M. Young"
''Academic Film Archive of North America'' (AFANA).
He also developed an interest in filmmaking and graduated from Harvard University in 1949.
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"Nothing but a breakthrough: Landmark 1964 film about race by two Harvard grads launches Film Archive's season"
''The Harvard Gazette'', January 11, 2013
Early career
After graduation, Young formed a cooperative partnership with two friends making educational films. In 1960, he worked for
NBC
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making public affairs programs for ''NBC White Paper''. In 1960, on behalf of NBC, he went to the American South to make the film ''Sit-In'' about the civil rights protests and sit-ins. The film won a
Peabody Award.
["NBC WHITE PAPER: U.S. News Documentary"](_blank)
Museum of Broadcast Communications
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, Chicago, Illinois.
He later left NBC to pursue narrative film work.
Filmography
Filmmaking credits
Feature films
Documentaries
''Canselled film:
Cortile Cascino'' (1962)
Television
Technical credits
Feature films
Documentaries and other
Television
References
Further reading
* Lewis, Leon (editor). ''Robert M. Young : essays on the films'', Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., 2005.
External links
*
"Robert M. Young Filmography" ''Fandango''
Robert M. Young at the Cannes Festival
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1924 births
Living people
American cinematographers
Film producers from New York (state)
American male screenwriters
American television directors
Emmy Award winners
George Polk Award recipients
Writers from New York City
Peabody Award winners
Harvard University alumni
MIT School of Engineering alumni
Film directors from New York City
Screenwriters from New York (state)
Directors of Caméra d'Or winners
United States Navy personnel of World War II