Carroll Young

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Carroll Young (1908-1992) was an American screenwriter who specialised in jungle stories. He used to work in publicity then went to work for Sol Lesser who produced Tarzan movies. [1] Young became one of the regular writers of the films for the next decade. [2] [3] He later wrote Jungle Jim movies. [4]

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References

  1. One-Story Writers in Pictures. Scott, John. Los Angeles Times 11 Apr 1937: C1.
  2. SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 12 June 1942: 17.
  3. LESSER ANNOUNCES NEW TARZAN FILM New York Times 30 Dec 1946: 16.
  4. Of Local Origin New York Times 31 Dec 1948: 11.