Polly Ann Young

Polly Ann Young
Born (1908-10-25)October 25, 1908
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died January 21, 1997(1997-01-21) (aged 88)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1917–1941
Spouse(s)
Carter Hermann
(m. 1935; d. 1981)
Children 4
Relatives Loretta Young (sister)
Sally Blane (sister)
Georgiana Young (half-sister)

Polly Ann Young (October 25, 1908 – January 21, 1997) was an American actress.

Biography

Young was born in Denver, Colorado.[1] Actresses Loretta Young and Sally Blane were her sisters.[2] From 1917 to 1941, she was featured in over 40 movies, some of them minor, uncredited roles. Among her more notable movie roles was as John Wayne's leading lady in The Man from Utah (1934). Her last film was the Poverty Row horror movie Invisible Ghost with Bela Lugosi in 1941.

Young married Carter Hermann in 1935, and they had four children. Her husband died in the 1980s, and she died in 1997 of cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 88. Her sisters Sally and Loretta also died of cancer. She was a half-sister to Georgiana Young, wife of actor Ricardo Montalban. Young was a Roman Catholic, the same as her sisters and mother, and was educated in convent school.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 174. ISBN 9780786450190. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Polly Ann Young; Movie Actress, Sister of Loretta Young". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. January 18, 1997. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Spicer, Chrystopher J. (2002). Clark Gable: Biography, Filmography, Bibliography. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 113. ISBN 0-7864-1124-4.


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