Artie Young
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| Born | Artie Francis Young February 24, 1915 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 30, 1989 |
| Other names | Artie Brandon, Artie Brandon Reed, Artie Brandon Young Reed, Artie Young Davis, Artie Davis |
| Spouse(s) | Eddie Brandon (divorced), Leonard Reed (divorced) |
Artie Francis Young (February 24, 1915 – July 30, 1989)
Biography
Artie Francis Young was born in c. 1916 in Pasadena, California.[8][9]
The beginning of 1939 saw Young performing as the primary female interest in two films alongside the lead
cocktail lounge in Los Angeles due to being African American. Her group filed a lawsuit against the cocktail lounge location and the suit was settled in October of 1940.[13] She was a cast member and dancer in Duke Ellington's revue Jump For Joy (1941),[14]
a socially significant show for its outspokenness on racial matters of the time.
By 1945, Young had temporarily stopped performing in theatre and was working as a checkroom attendant at the nightclub
Bronzeville neighborhood of Los Angeles (now Little Tokyo).[15] In May 1946, she was in "Don't Go Home Yet" and was dance partners with Foster Johnson, they performed at the Finale Club in San Francisco.[16] By July 1946, Young was back in New York City performing in "Zanzibar".[17]
Theater
- The Mikado - In Swing (1939)[18]
- Jump for Joy (1941)[19]
- Zanzibar (1946)[17]
Filmography
- Life Goes On (1938)[2] as Alice[20]
- Harlem Rides the Range (1939)[10][21][22]
- The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)[10][23]
- The Walls Keep Talking (1942), a soundie[3][24]
- Cabin in the Sky (1943)[20]
- Stormy Weather (1943)[25]
Personal life
Young was married to fellow actor Eddie Brandon,[26] though she filed for divorce against her husband in September of 1938 for "cruelty and incompatibility".[27] She remarried in August of 1943 to producer Leonard Reed,[28] though she filed for divorce against Reed in August of 1945 citing "mental cruelty".[29]
References
- ^ "The Bronze Buckaroo". National Museum of African American History and Culture. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ ISBN 9780786403073.
- ^ ISBN 9788788043341.
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- ^ "Billy Rowe's Notebook". Pittsburgh Courier. October 26, 1949. p. 18.
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- ^ "Murray's Ranch". Daily Press. October 21, 1938. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- FamilySearch.org. September 6, 1936.
- ^ a b c Earl J. Morris, "'Plight of Colored Film Actress Pathetic,' Gladys Snyder Admits", The Pittsburgh Courier (June 15, 1940), p. 20.
- ^ Burr, Ty (October 22, 1993). "Video Reviews: 'Posse'; 'The Bronze Buckaroo'; 'Buck and The Preacher'; and 'Adios Amigo'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Robert W. Butler, "So bad it's good", The Kansas City Star (November 20, 1996), p. F-10.
- Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-0-313-26657-7.
- Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Newspapers.com.
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- ISBN 9780313266577.
- ^ ISBN 9780520209640.
- ^ "Harlem Rides the Range". Library Journal. 113 (1–11): 41. 1988. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- JSTOR 1225542– via JSTOR.
- Newspapers.com.
- S2CID 208689487– via JSTOR.
- Newspapers.com.
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- The Pittsburgh Courier. October 1, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- Newspapers.com.
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External links
- Artie Young at IMDb