Waldemar Young (July 1, 1878 – August 30, 1938) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1917 and 1938.

Biography

He was born in

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and died in

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from

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. Waldemar was a grandson of

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/ref> He was also a brother of

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. Young joined the staff of the '' Salt Lake Herald'' after he graduated from high school. He then went to

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starting in 1900. At Stanford, he played on the football team. He majored in English but also studied economics and history. Young did not finish his studies at Stanford. Instead, he took jobs with the ''

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'' and the ''

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''. In 1912, Young married Elizabeth Haight, who was a great-niece of the early California

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leader,

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. Young started into films by writing comedy routines for

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and Brownie Vernon. In the 1920s, he often worked on films with Lon Chaney,

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, and their editor

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. In the 1930s, Young wrote several screenplays for

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Partial filmography

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The Car of Chance ''The Car of Chance'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and starring Franklyn Farnum, Agnes Vernon and Helen Wright.Connelly p.41 Cast * Franklyn Farnum as Arnold Baird * Agnes Vernon as Ruth Rennett * Hel ...

'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * ''

The High Sign ''The High Sign'' is a 1921 two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton, and written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. Its runtime is 21 minutes. Although ''One Week'' (1920) was Keaton's first independent film short released, ...

'' (1917) * '' The Clean-Up'' (1917) * ''

The Show Down ''The Show Down'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Myrtle Gonzalez, George Hernandez and Arthur Hoyt.Spehr & Lundquist p.287 Cast * Myrtle Gonzalez as Lydia Benson * George Hernandez as John Benson * Art ...

'' (1917) * ''

A Stormy Knight ''A Stormy Knight'' is a 1917 American silent comedy mystery film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Franklyn Farnum, Jean Hersholt and Agnes Vernon.Connelly p.416 Cast * Franklyn Farnum as John Winton * Jean Hersholt as Dr. Fraser * Agnes V ...

'' (1917) * ''

Flirting with Death ''Flirting with Death'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Agnes Vernon and Frank MacQuarrie.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as 'Sky High' Billy Wardwell * Agnes Vernon as ...

'' (1917) * ''

New Love for Old New Love For Old is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Elsie Jane Wilson from the story by Waldemar Young. The film stars Ella Hall, Winter Hall and Emory Johnson. The film was released on February 18, 1918, by Universal Universal ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Flash of Fate ''The Flash of Fate'' is a 1918 American silent thriller film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Sally Starr and Jack Nelson.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Randolph Shorb * Sally Starr as Mary Freeman ...

'' (1918) * ''

Brace Up ''Brace Up'' is a 1918 American silent thriller film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Claire Du Brey and Alfred Allen.Parish & Pitts p.71 Cast * Herbert Rawlinson as Henry Court * Claire Du Brey as Ellen Miles * Alfred ...

'' (1918) * '' Fast Company'' (1918) * ''

The Wicked Darling ''The Wicked Darling'' is a 1919 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Priscilla Dean, Wellington A. Playter and Lon Chaney as pickpocket "Stoop" Connors. This was the first time Lon Chaney appeared in a Tod Browning ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Unpainted Woman ''The Unpainted Woman'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by Tod Browning that is based upon a story by Sinclair Lewis. It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost film. Plot As described in a film ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Millionaire Pirate ''The Millionaire Pirate'' is a 1919 American silent fantasy adventure film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Monroe Salisbury, Ruth Clifford and Lillian Langdon.Connelly p.386 Cast * Monroe Salisbury as Jean Lafitte * Ruth Clifford as The G ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

The Petal on the Current ''The Petal on the Current'' is a lost 1919 American drama film directed by Tod Browning. Plot Based upon a description in a film magazine, Stella Schump (MacLaren) is a working girl who, on the advice of a friend Cora (Ridgeway), who is attemp ...

'' (1919) * ''

The Sundown Trail ''Sundown Trail'' is a lost 1919 American silent Western film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Monroe Salisbury. It was produced and released by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Cast * Monroe Salisbury as "Quiet" Carter * ...

'' (1919) * '' Bonnie Bonnie Lassie'' (1919) * '' Suds'' (1920) * ''

The Inferior Sex ''The Inferior Sex'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and written by Keene Thompson and Waldemar Young. It is based on the 1910 play ''The Inferior Sex'' by Frank Slayton. The film stars Mildred Harris, Milton Sills, Ma ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Girl in the Web ''The Girl in the Web'' is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Blanche Sweet, Nigel Barrie, and Adele Farrington.Monaco p. 524 Cast * Blanche Sweet as Esther Maitland * Nigel Barrie as Dick Ferguson * T ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Off-Shore Pirate ''The Off-Shore Pirate'' is a 1921 American silent romantic comedy film produced and released by Metro Pictures and directed by Dallas Fitzgerald. The film was based on the short story " The Offshore Pirate" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, of no relat ...

'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1921) * ''

Cappy Ricks ''Cappy Ricks'' is a 1921 American silent adventure film directed by Tom Forman and written by Peter B. Kyne, Albert S. Le Vino, Edward E. Rose, and Waldemar Young. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Charles S. Abbe, Agnes Ayres, Hugh Cameron, John ...

'' (1921) * ''

A Prince There Was ''A Prince There Was'' is a lost 1921 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and written by Waldemar Young based upon the novel ''Enchanted Hearts'' by Darragh Aldrich and the play by George M. Cohan. The film stars Thomas Meighan, M ...

'' (1921) * '' Ebb Tide'' (1922) * '' Our Leading Citizen'' (1922) * ''

If You Believe It, It's So ''If You Believe It, It's So'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Tom Forman and written by Perley Poore Sheehan and Waldemar Young. The film stars Thomas Meighan, Pauline Starke, Joseph J. Dowling, Theodore Roberts, Charl ...

'' (1922) * '' Burning Sands'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

You Can't Fool Your Wife ''You Can't Fool Your Wife'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Jerome Cady. The film stars Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote, Virginia Vale, Emma Dunn and Elaine Shepard. The film was released on May 21 ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Poisoned Paradise: The Forbidden Story of Monte Carlo'' (1924) * ''

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall ''Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall'' is a 1902 historical novel written by Charles Major. Following the life and romances of Dorothy Vernon in Elizabethan England, the novel became the year's third most successful novel according to '' The Bookman ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Dixie Handicap ''The Dixie Handicap'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker. The film stars Claire Windsor, Lloyd Hughes, and Otis Harlan. It is written by Waldemar Young. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Judge Rob ...

'' (1924) * '' The Great Divide'' (1925) * ''

The Unholy Three The Unholy Three can refer to the following: * ''The Unholy Three'', a 1917 novel by Tod Robbins * ''The Unholy Three'' (1925 film), directed by Tod Browning * ''The Unholy Three'' (1930 film), a remake of the 1925 film directed by Jack Conway * ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Mystic ''The Mystic'' is a 1925 American MGM silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, who later directed MGM's ''Freaks'' (1932). It was co-written by Browning and Waldemar Young, writing a similar storyline to their earlier 1925 hit film ''The Un ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Blackbird ''The Blackbird'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney. The screenplay was written by Waldemar Young, based on a story "The Mockingbird" by Tod Browning (which was originally supposed to be the ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Flaming Forest ''The Flaming Forest'' is a 1926 American Silent film, silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Antonio Moreno and Renée Adorée. The film is based on the novel of the same name by James Oliver Curwood, and was produced by Cos ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

Women Love Diamonds ''Women Love Diamonds'' is a 1927 American black and white silent melodrama directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Pauline Starke, Owen Moore, and Lionel Barrymore. Plot Mavis Ray (Pauline Starke) is a young debutant living with her mother an ...

'' (1927) * '' The Unknown'' (1927) * '' London After Midnight'' (1927) * ''

The Trail of '98 ''The Trail of '98'' is a 1928 American silent Action film, action-adventure/drama film featuring Harry Carey (actor born 1878), Harry Carey and Dolores del Río about the Klondike Gold Rush. The film was originally released by MGM in a short-li ...

'' (1928) * '' The Big City'' (1928) * ''

Tide of Empire ''Tide of Empire '' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Renée Adorée and Tom Keene. The film was originally slated to star Joan Crawford in the female lead, but the final filming had Renée Adorée ins ...

'' (1929) * ''

Where East Is East ''Where East Is East'' is a 1929 American silent drama film starring Lon Chaney as an animal trapper in Laos. The motion picture is Chaney's penultimate silent film and the last of his collaborations with director Tod Browning. While this film ...

'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Ladies Love Brutes ''Ladies Love Brutes'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film starring George Bancroft, Mary Astor, and Fredric March. The film was directed by Rowland V. Lee and based on the play ''Pardon My Glove'' by Zoë Akins. Cast *George Bancroft as J ...

'' (1930) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Penrod and Sam'' (1931) * '' The Miracle Man'' (1932) * ''

Sinners in the Sun ''Sinners in the Sun'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Alexander Hall, and starring Carole Lombard, Chester Morris, Adrienne Ames, and Alison Skipworth. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Plot Dor ...

'' (1932) * '' Love Me Tonight'' (1932) * '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932) * '' Island of Lost Souls'' (1932) * '' Men in White'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * ''

Man-Proof ''Man-Proof'' is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe. The film is based on the 1937 novel ''The Four Marys'' written by Fannie Heaslip Lea. Plot The daughter of wealthy and famous novelist Meg Swift, Mimi is a young ...

'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938)

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