Arthur Young (2 September 1898 – 24 February 1959) was an English actor, notable for roles including Gladstone in the 1951 ''
The Lady with a Lamp''.
He can be seen as a window cleaner in the film ''
Radio Parade of 1935''. He regularly appeared in
BBC
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radio plays and was a member of the Corporation’s Drama Repertory Company in the late 1950s. His stage work encompassed
West End revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre, theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketch comedy, sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural pre ...
, as well as
Stratford.
Personal life
Young was born on 2 September 1898 in
Bristol
Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...
.
His parents were Henry Young and Elizabeth Wales Young (1876–1972).
Filmography
References
External links
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English male stage actors
English male film actors
Male actors from Bristol
1959 deaths
1898 births
20th-century English male actors
English male radio actors
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