Elizabeth Young (actress)

Elizabeth Young (September 3, 1913 – March 2, 2007)[1] was an American actress. She appeared in four movies of the mid-1930s: Big Executive (1933), Queen Christina (1933), There's Always Tomorrow (1934), and East of Java (1935).[1]

Elizabeth Young
Young in Silver Screen magazine, 1934
Born(1913-09-03)September 3, 1913
New York City, US
DiedMarch 2, 2007(2007-03-02) (aged 93)
Resting placeNew Preston, Connecticut
EducationSpence School
OccupationActress
Years active1930s
Known forQueen Christina
Spouses
  • (m. 1934; div. 1937)
  • (m. 1938; div. 1946)
  • Hugh Walker
    (after 1948)
  • Henry Darbee
    (m. 1971)
Children1

Young was the daughter of a judge, and was educated at Spence School in New York City.[2] She first acted on Broadway, then in Hollywood.[2] During World War II, Young was active in the American Red Cross.[2]

Young was the first wife of writer-director-producer Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with whom she had a son, Eric.[3] She was next married to publisher Eugene Reynal; they divorced in 1946.[2] In 1948, Young wed Hugh Walker, a furniture manufacturer.[4] Young's final husband was Henry Darbee, a Connecticut architect, whom she married in 1971.[5]

References

  1. "Elizabeth Young". IMDb. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  2. Randolph, Nancy (August 29, 1946). "Elizabeth Reynal Free; Her 2nd Marital Washout". New York Daily News. p. 13. Retrieved September 29, 2021 via newspapers.com.
  3. "Famed movie director Mankiewicz dies". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Lancaster, Ohio. AP. February 7, 1993. p. 24. Retrieved September 29, 2021 via newspapers.com.
  4. Randolph, Nancy (April 16, 1948). "Mrs. Young Reynal To Marry Again". Dayton Journal. Dayton, Ohio. p. 23. Retrieved September 29, 2021 via newspapers.com.
  5. "Elizabeth Walker Weds Henry Darbee in Nassau". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. May 9, 1971. p. 3E. Retrieved September 29, 2021 via newspapers.com.


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