Robert Young: I was an introvert in an extrovert profession.
Robert Young told a reporter that he was once having a disagreement with his daughter. When he did not know the answer to her problem she fired back at him, "Jim Anderson always knows." To which Rober Young reponded, "Jim Anderson has two writers. Bob Young doesn't have any."
Robert Young is one of the more famous graduates of Abraham Lincoln High School located in Los Angeles, California. His acting education as with most actors of his day was not in college but at local playhouses. Robert Young received this training at Pasadena Playhouse.
Robert Young was the son of an Irish immigrant father, Thomas Young. His mother, Margaret Young was born in America.
It is said by Robert Young's fans that he never refused a request for an autograph.
In 1972 Robert Young won the Golden Globe Award for best performance by an actor in a television series drama. The show and role was "Marcus Welby, M.D.".
Robert Young is the first actor that win both an emmy for comedy and drama. The comedy was for "Father Knows Best". The drama series was "Marcus Welby, M.D.".
Robert Young began acting on "Father Knows Best" on radio in 1949.
Robert Young won two Emmy Awards for his role as Jim Anderson on "Father Knows Best."
Robert Young is buried at Forest Lawn in Glendale, California, in the Graceland section, lot #5905. This plot is next to his wife, Elizabeth Louise Henderson Young.
Robert Young and Betty Henderson had four daughters.
Robert Young has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame which is located approximately 100 feet west of Mann's Chinese Theater.
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