Robert M. Young
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Directing · Born 1924-11-22 · age 99 at death · New York City, New York, USA
Robert Milton Young (November 22, 1924 – February 6, 2024) was an American film and television director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer. Young was considered a trailblazer in the independent filmmaking sector and for frequently casting Edward James Olmos in his movies, directing him in Alambrista! (1977), The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), Saving Grace (1986), Triumph of the Spirit (1989), Talent for the Game (1991), Roosters (1993), Slave of Dreams (1995), and Caught (1996). He produced Olmos's directorial debut, American Me (1992).
Titles
Battlestar Galactica
American Me
Extremities
Triumph of the Spirit
Dominick and Eugene
Short Eyes
Nothing But a Man
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Caught
Alambrista!
The Plot Against Harry
Rich Kids
To Fly!
One Trick Pony
Solomon & Sheba
Saving Grace
American Playhouse
Berkeley
China: The Panda Adventure
Talent for the Game
Roosters
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family
Netsilik Eskimos, VI: Building a Kayak
Netsilik Eskimos, V: At the Winter Sea Ice Camp
Slave of Dreams
Netsilik Eskimos, IX: Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimo, III: At the Spring Sea Ice Camp
Netsilik Eskimos, VII: Fishing at the Stone Weir
Netsilik Eskimos, I: At the Autumn River Camp
Netsilik Eskimo, II: At the Caribou Crossing Place
Netsilik Eskimos, IV: Group Hunting on the Spring Ice
Netsilik Eskimos, VIII: Jigging for Lake Trout
We Are the Children
Cortile Cascino
Human Error
J.T.
Secrets of the Reef
The Eskimo: Fight for Life
Faces of Israel 1966
The Maze
Sit-In
At the End of the Santa Fe Trail