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- Category: Television
- Star rank: 658
- Address:
6805 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
- GPS location:
34.101667, -118.339955
Gig Young
Next star: Penny Singleton
Previous star: Ida Lupino
Biography
Gig Young (November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American film, stage, and television actor. Known mainly for second leads and supporting roles, Young won an Academy Award for his performance as a dance-marathon emcee in the 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?.
Fact file
- Born: Byron Elsworth Barr November 4, 1913 St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Died: October 19, 1978 (aged 64) New York City, New York
- Occupation: actor
- Years active: 1940 – 1978
- Spouse: Sheila Stapler (1940-1947) Sophie Rosenstein (1950-1952) Elizabeth Montgomery (1956-1963) Elaine Williams (1963-1966) Kim Schmidt (1978)
Read more about Gig Young at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Highland and Orange
From here you can:
- Go west and cross Orange
- Go east and cross Highland
- Cross to the south side of Hollwood near Orange
- Cross to the south side of Hollwood near Highland
Nearby you will also find Bob Thomas, Ida Lupino, Penny Singleton, Celine Dion, The Bee Gees, Michelle Pfeiffer, and many others.