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Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Come Fill the Cup (1952) and Teacher's Pet (1959), finally winning that award for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).
Gig Young. Actor: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. Gig Young was born Byron Barr to parents John and Emma Barr in Minnesota, and raised in Washington, DC, where he developed a passion for theatre while appearing in high school plays.
Gig Young. Actor: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. Gig Young was born Byron Barr to parents John and Emma Barr in Minnesota, and raised in Washington, DC, where he developed a passion for theatre while appearing in high school plays.
Dec 7, 2012 · Actor Gig Young was outwardly debonair but he led a troubled life. Alcoholism curtailed his promising acting career and ruined more than one marriage, including a turbulent wedlock with Elizabeth Montgomery.
Katharine Ross presenting Gig Young with the Oscar® for Supporting Actor for his performance in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" at the 42nd Academy Awards® in 1970. ...more
Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Come Fill the Cup (1952) and Teacher's Pet (1959), before winning for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).
Apr 29, 2020 · Gig Young was a steady character actor for three decades with an honorable war record in the Coast Guard to boot. Born Byron Barr, he came to Hollywood from Washington D.C. shortly after high school on the condition that he pay half his friend’s gas budget and worked as a used car salesman until he got a scholarship to the prestigious ...
This article is about the American actor Byron Barr who assumed the name Gig Young. For the American actor born in Iowa, see Byron Barr. Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American stage, film, and television actor.
Amiable supporting player and occasional lead who broke into film in the early 1940s. Young appeared in several bit parts under his given name, Byron Barr, and the pseudonym, Bryant Fleming, before adopting the name of his character in the 1942 feature, "The Gay Sisters."
Jul 4, 2024 · A few tracks later, “Thunderstruck” hits, Young spilling out its operatic Arabian riffs while shrouded in virtual electricity on the screens, as if Thor had part-exchanged his hammer for a Gibson.
