Collier Hudson Young (August 19, 1908 – December 25, 1980) was an American film producer and writer, who worked on many films in the 1950s, before becoming a television producer for such shows as

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's '' Ironside'' and

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'', as well as the

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series ''

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'' (1959–61).

Biography

Young was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Young who in 1938 lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. He went to

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and graduated in 1930. Collier Young was originally an advertiser before he got into film producing and writing. Young was married five times: to Ruth Valerie Edmunds of Toronto, Canada, on May 3, 1938, in New York City, to actress and director, Ida Lupino, from 1948 to 1951, to actress

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from 1952 to 1961 and businesswoman and former model, Marjory Ann "Meg" Marsh, in 1965. Young's film production credits included '' Outrage'' (1950) and ''

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'' (1953), both with Lupino as director. He produced the movies ''

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'' (1956) and ''

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'' (1957). After his divorce from Lupino, Young was executive director of her 1957–58 CBS sitcom ''

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'', co-starring Lupino's then-husband,

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. Elements of his screenplay for '' The Bigamist'' mined his serial relationships with Lupino and Fontaine, who played the deceived wives of that film. He was creator of the long-running TV series '' Ironside'', starring

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. Young also produced the television show, '' The Rogues'', in 1964–65, starring

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, and

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. ''The Rogues'' won the

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award for "Best TV Show" in 1965.

Death

Young died on December 25, 1980, as the result of a road accident, at age 72.

References

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Photograph of Young and Joan Fontaine
* 1908 births 1980 deaths De Havilland family Road incident deaths in California Writers from Asheville, North Carolina American film producers Burials at Arlington National Cemetery 20th-century American businesspeople {{US-film-producer-stub