Biography
Waldemar Young (July 1, 1878 β August 30, 1938) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 80 films between 1917 and 1938. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and died in Hollywood, California from pneumonia. Waldemar was a grandson of Brigham Young. He was also a brother of Mahonri Young.
Young joined the staff of the Salt Lake Herald after he graduated from high school. He then went to Stanford University starting in 1900. At Stanford, he played on the football team. He majored in English but also studied economics and history. Young did not finish his studies at Stanford. Instead, he took jobs with the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco Examiner.
In 1912, Young married Elizabeth Haight, who was a great-niece of the early California Mormon leader, Sam Brannan. Young started into films by writing comedy routines for Franklyn Farnum and Brownie Vernon.
In the 1920s, he often worked on films with Lon Chaney, Tod Browning, and their editor Errol Taggart.
In the 1930s, Young wrote several screenplays for Cecil B. DeMille.
Filmography
all 69
Movies 69
Writer 65
self 2
Screenplay 1
London After Midnight (2002)
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
Test Pilot (1938)
Man-Proof (1938)
The Plainsman (1936)
Poppy (1936)
Desire (1936)
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
The Crusades (1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
Cleopatra (1934)
Men in White (1934)
A Bedtime Story (1933)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Love Me Tonight (1932)
Sinners in the Sun (1932)
Sky Bride (1932)
The Miracle Man (1932)
Compromised (1931)
Penrod and Sam (1931)
Chances (1931)
The Girl of the Golden West (1930)
Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
Sally (1930)
Where East Is East (1929)
West of Zanzibar (1928)
The Big City (1928)
The Trail of '98 (1928)
London After Midnight (1927)
The Unknown (1927)
Women Love Diamonds (1927)
The Show (1927)
The Flaming Forest (1926)
The Blackbird (1926)
The Mystic (1925)
The Unholy Three (1925)
1925 Studio Tour (1925)
The Great Divide (1925)
The Dixie Handicap (1924)
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)
The Hill Billy (1924)
Poisoned Paradise (1924)
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1923)
Java Head (1923)
Ebb Tide (1922)
A Prince There Was (1921)
Cappy Ricks (1921)
Experience (1921)
Girl in the Web (1920)
Suds (1920)
The Wicked Darling (1919)
A Petal on the Current (1919)
The Spitfire of Seville (1919)
The Fire Flingers (1919)
The Light of Victory (1919)
A Taste of Life (1919)
The Little White Savage (1919)
The Millionaire Pirate (1919)
Fast Company (1918)
Brace Up (1918)
The Flash of Fate (1918)
New Love for Old (1918)
The Man Trap (1917)
Flirting with Death (1917)
A Stormy Knight (1917)
The Clean-Up (1917)
The Show Down (1917)
The Car of Chance (1917)
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GenderMale
Birthday1878-07-01
Deathday1938-08-30 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceSalt Lake City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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