Gig Young - ©Theda Bara

The name I highlight in this post started his career on television and then migrated to cinema. Gig Young, an American actor who has always excelled in supporting roles.

He was awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1970 for his performance in the film “They Shoot Horses, Don't They?” (1969), character: “Rocky”. Young had already been nominated for the same award, in 1952, for “Come Fill the Cup” (1951), character: “Boyd Copeland” and in 1959, in the romantic comedy “Teacher's Pet” (1958), character: “Dr. Hugo Pine”.

Gig Young has her stars on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame, on Hollywood Boulevard: at 6821, category TV.

The actor was born on November 4, 1913, in Cloud Sector, Minnesota, United States and died on October 19, 1978, in Manhattan, New York, United States, one month before his 65th birthday.

Gig Young has been married five times. The first with Sheila Stapler (1914–1999), from 1940 to 1947, whom he divorced; marrying three years later Sophie Rosenstein (1907-1952), from 1950 to 1952, of whom he became a widower; his third marriage was to the famous American actress Elizabeth Montgomery (1933-1995), remembered mainly for her role in “Bewitched”, character: “Samantha Stephens”, from 1956 to 1963, whom he also divorced; his fourth marriage was to another American actress Elaine Lainieri Young (1935-2006), from 1963 to 1966, with one more divorce occurring; and finally in 1978 he married the German actress Ruth Hannelore Schmidt, known for: Kim Schmidt (1947-1978), who three weeks after the wedding, Kim was found dead in her apartment, victim of an apparent suicide. Despite being married many times, Gig Young had only one daughter, American film producer and photographer Jennifer Young (1964-), from her marriage to Elaine Young.