Dick Young (producer)

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Richard (Dick) Young is an American film producer, director, and cinematographer.

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Education and career

Young attended Augusta Military Academy for high school and University of Maryland for college. He is the son of Sara Young, head booker in the Washington, D.C., office for 20th-Century Fox. [1] He worked in theater exhibitor roles, including at the Independent Theatre Service in Washington, D.C. Young was a student booker at 20th-Century Fox Boston office, transferred to full booker in the Albany, NY office, and was the head booker at the office from which he resigned in 1959. [2]

Young established is own production company producing sponsored films for corporations and international organizations. Two of his films, Remember Me (1979) and It's the Same World (1980), received nominations for Oscars for Best Documentary (Short). [3] [4]

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ Exhibitor, May 31, 1950, NT-3.
  2. ↑ Motion Picture Exhibitor, July 8, 1959.
  3. ↑ "1980 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  4. ↑ "1981 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  5. ↑ Library of Congress Catalog--Motion Picture and Filmstrips: Subject Index 1968-72, "Pentathlon," Volume 4, 1973, p.530.
  6. ↑ "48 Chris Statuettes Presented During 16th Columbus Festival". Business Screen. February 1969.
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