Polly Ann Young (October 25, 1908 – January 21, 1997) was an American actress.

Biography

Young was born in

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. Actresses

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and

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were her sisters. From 1917 to 1941, she was featured in over 40 movies, some of them minor, uncredited roles. Among her more notable movie roles was as

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's leading lady in ''

The Man from Utah ''The Man from Utah'' is a 1934 pre-Code Monogram Western film starring John Wayne, Polly Ann Young and the stuntman/actor Yakima Canutt. It was written by Lindsley Parsons and directed by Robert N. Bradbury. Wayne has a "singing cowboy scene" ...

'' (1934). Her last film was the

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horror movie ''

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'' with

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in 1941. Young married Carter Hermann on February 5, 1936, and they had four children. Her husband died in the 1980s, and she died in 1997 of cancer in

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, aged 88. Her sisters Sally and Loretta also died of cancer. She was a half-sister to

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, wife of actor

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. Young was a Roman Catholic, the same as her sisters and mother, and was educated in

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Partial filmography

* '' Sirens of the Sea'' (1917) - Child (as a child actress) * ''

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'' (1920) * '' The Sheik'' (1921) - Arab Child (uncredited) (as a child actress) * '' The Masks of the Devil'' (1928) - Dancer * ''

The Bellamy Trial ''The Bellamy Trial'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Monta Bell and written by Monta Bell and Joseph Farnham. The film stars Leatrice Joy, Betty Bronson, Edward J. Nugent, George Barraud, and Margaret Livingston. The film was rele ...

'' (1929) * ''

Tanned Legs ''Tanned Legs'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code musical comedy directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Thomas J. Geraghty based on a story by Louis Sarecky. The film starred Ann Pennington, Arthur Lake, June Clyde, Dorothy Revier, Sally Blane ...

'' (1929) - Dancer (uncredited) * '' Rich People'' (1929) - Sally Vanderwater * ''

They Learned About Women ''They Learned About Women'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code sports drama musical film directed by Jack Conway and Sam Wood, and starring Van and Schenck in their final film appearance together. Although predominantly a black and white film, the "H ...

'' (1930) - Train Passenger (uncredited) * ''

Children of Pleasure ''Children of Pleasure '' is a 1930 American pre-Code MGM musical comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont, originally released with Technicolor sequences. It was adapted from Crane Wilbur's 1929 play, ''The Song Writer''. Plot Danny, an acclaime ...

'' (1930) - Society Girl at Party (uncredited) * '' Our Blushing Brides'' (1930) - A Mannequin * '' Road to Paradise'' (1930) - Mary / Margaret (voice, uncredited) * ''

Going Wild ''Going Wild'' is a 1930 Warner Brothers pre-Code comedy film based on the 1910 play ''The Aviator'' by James Montgomery and directed by William A. Seiter. The film stars many musical stars along with Joe E. Brown, Frank McHugh and Johnny Arth ...

'' (1930) - Brunette Book Buyer (uncredited) * ''

Up for Murder ''Up for Murder'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film written and directed by Monta Bell and starring Lew Ayres, Genevieve Tobin, Purnell Pratt, Richard Tucker, Frank McHugh and Frederick Burt. It was released on May 27, 1931, by Universal P ...

'' (1931) - Winter's Daughter (uncredited) * ''

This Modern Age ''This Modern Age'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Joan Crawford, Neil Hamilton, Pauline Frederick and Albert Conti. Plot Socialite Valentine "Val" Winters (Joan Crawford) is ...

'' (1931) - Parisian Party Girl (uncredited) * '' The One Way Trail'' (1931) - Mollie * '' The Circus Show-Up'' (1932, Short) - Irene Duval * ''

Lady with a Past ''Lady with a Past'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Constance Bennett as a shy and very proper young lady who decides to invent a scandalous past for herself to spice up her life. It is based on the novel of the same na ...

'' (1932) - Party Guest (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Girl (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - A Friend of Phyllis's (uncredited) * '' Stolen Sweets'' (1934) - Betty Harkness * ''

'' (1934) - Marjorie Carter * ''

Elinor Norton ''Elinor Norton'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Rose Franken and Philip Klein. It is based on the 1933 novel, ''The State versus Elinor Norton'' by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The film stars Claire Trevor ...

'' (1934) - Publisher's Staff (uncredited) * ''

The White Parade ''The White Parade'' is a 1934 film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Loretta Young and John Boles. It was written by Rian James, Jesse Lasky Jr., Sonya Levien and Ernest Pascal, from the novel by Rian James. Dedicated to "the memory of ...

'' (1934) - Hannah Seymour * '' Sons of Steel'' (1934) - Rose Mason * '' The Crimson Trail'' (1935) - Kitty Bellair * ''

Happiness C.O.D. ''Happiness C.O.D.'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Maude Eburne, Donald Meek and Irene Ware. Plot When meek widower Thomas F. Sherridan, a construction engineer and owner of the Continental Constr ...

'' (1935) - Eleanor * ''

Thunder in the Night ''Thunder in the Night'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Frances Hyland and Eugene Solow. It is based on the 1934 play ''A Woman Lies'' by Ladislas Fodor. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Karen Morley, Pau ...

'' (1935) - Torok's Sweetheart (uncredited) * ''

His Fighting Blood ''His Fighting Blood'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by John English and starring Kermit Maynard, Polly Ann Young and Paul Fix.Goble p.102 It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1935) - Doris Carstairs * '' Hitchhike to Heaven'' (1936) - Jerry Daley * ''

The Border Patrolman ''The Border Patrolman'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien. Plot Spoiled socialite Patricia Huntley gets arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agent Bob Wallace in Arizona after meeting with je ...

'' (1936) - Patricia Huntley * ''

I Cover Chinatown ''I Cover Chinatown'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Norman Foster and starring Foster, Elaine Shepard and Theodore von Eltz.Pitts p.130 A San Francisco Chinatown tour guide gets mixed up with a murder. It was Foster's debut as a direc ...

'' (1936) - Myra Duryea * ''

Mystery Plane ''Mystery Plane'' (aka ''Sky Pilot'' and ''Sky Pirate'') is a 1939 American action film directed by George Waggner and written by Paul Schofield and George Waggner. The film is based on the comic strip ''Tailspin Tommy'' by Hal Forrest and Glenn ...

'' (1939) - Anita * ''

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' is a somewhat fictionalized 1939 biographical film of the famous inventor. It was filmed in black-and-white and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. The film stars Don Ameche as Bell and Loretta Young as Mab ...

'' (1939) - Grace Hubbard * ''

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'' (1939) - Natalie * ''

Port of Hate ''Port of Hate'' is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Harry S. Webb and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Polly Ann Young, Kenneth Harlan, Carleton Young, Shia Jung, Monte Blue and Frank LaRue. The film was released on August 2 ...

'' (1939) - Jerry Gale * ''

Murder on the Yukon ''Murder on the Yukon'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and written by Milton Raison. It is based on the 1931 novel ''Renfrew Rides North'' by Laurie York Erskine. The film stars James Newill, Polly Ann Young, Dav ...

'' (1940) - Joan Manning * '' Turnabout'' (1940) - Miss Gertie Twill * '' The Last Alarm'' (1940) - Joan Hadley * '' Road Show'' (1941) - Helen Newton * ''

'' (1941) - Virginia Kessler (final film role)

References

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* * 1908 births 1997 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Denver American child actresses American film actresses American silent film actresses Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City Deaths from cancer in California {{US-film-actor-1900s-stub