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'''Robert H. "Clifton" Young''' ([[September 15]], [[1917]] - [[September 10]], [[1951]]) was a film actor with over fifty movie credits.
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'''Robert H. "Clifton" Young''' ([[September 15]], [[1917]] - [[September 10]], [[1951]]) was a film actor with over movie credits.
He was born Robert H. Young, but took his mother's maiden name as his first. He played "Bonedust" in nineteen [[Our Gang]] films from 1925 to 1931. He had small parts in a number of 1940s [[film noir]] and [[Western (genre)|western]] films. Notable films include ''[[Nora Prentiss]]'' (1947), ''[[Pursued]]'' (1947), ''[[Possessed (1947 film)|Possessed]]'' (1947), ''[[Dark Passage (film)|Dark Passage]]'' (1947), and ''[[Blood on the Moon]]'' (1948).


==''Our Gang''==
Young died in 1951 in a hotel fire that started when he fell asleep smoking.
He was born Robert H. Young, but took his mother's maiden name as his first. He played "Bonedust" in nineteen [[Our Gang]] films from 1925 to 1931, his most notable film being ''[[School's Out]]''.

==Later films==
Young had small parts in a number of 1940s [[film noir]] and [[Western (genre)|western]] films. Notable films include ''[[Nora Prentiss]]'', ''[[Pursued]]'', ''[[Possessed (1947 film)|Possessed]]'', ''[[Dark Passage (film)|Dark Passage]]'', and ''[[Blood on the Moon]]'' ().

==Death==
Young died in 1951 in a hotel fire that started when he fell asleep smoking <ref>[[Leonard Maltin|Maltin, Leonard]] and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). ''The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang'', p. 281. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9</ref>.

== References ==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 15:37, 6 January 2008

Clifton Young
Born
Robert H. Young
Years active1925-1951

Robert H. "Clifton" Young (September 15, 1917 - September 10, 1951) was a film actor with over 60 movie credits.

Our Gang

He was born Robert H. Young, but took his mother's maiden name as his first. He played "Bonedust" in nineteen Our Gang films from 1925 to 1931, his most notable film being School's Out.

Later films

Young had small parts in a number of 1940s film noir and western films. Notable films include Nora Prentiss, Pursued, Possessed, Dark Passage, and Blood on the Moon [1].

Death

Young died in 1951 in a hotel fire that started when he fell asleep smoking [2].

References

  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, p. 281. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9
  2. ^ Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, p. 281. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9