Georgiana Young
{{short description|American actress (1924–2007)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{use American English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Georgiana Young
| image = Georgiana Young 1938.jpg
| image_size = 195px
| caption = Georgiana Young in 1938
| birth_name = Georgiana Belzer
| birth_date = September 10, 1924[https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/georgian_belzer_born_1924_836843 Date of birth], California Birth Index. Accessed March 20, 2023.
| death_date = November 13, 2007 (aged 83)
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| years_active = 1939–1949
| occupation = Actress
| family = {{unbulleted list|Polly Ann Young (half-sister)| Sally Blane (half-sister)|Loretta Young (half-sister)|Judy Lewis (half-niece)|Christopher Lewis (half-nephew)|Peter Lewis (half-nephew)}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Ricardo Montalbán|1944}}
| children = 4
}}
Georgiana Young (née Belzer; September 10, 1924[https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/georgian_belzer_born_1924_836843 Date of birth], California Birth Index. Accessed March 20, 2023. – November 13, 2007){{efn|Sources vary regarding Young's birthdate; most state her birth year as 1924 with different dates, some noting September 10, and others September 30.}} was an American actress and the maternal younger half-sister of actresses Loretta Young, Polly Ann Young and Sally Blane. She had a brief career in film, appearing alongside her sisters in the biographical drama The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), followed by bit parts in two other films. She was the wife of Mexican actor Ricardo Montalbán from 1944 until her death.
Biography
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Georgiana Young was born in 1924, the daughter of George Uncus Belzer and Gladys Royal (formerly Young).{{Sfn|Capace|2001|p=210}}{{Sfn|Porter|2001|p=244}} She was raised Roman Catholic,{{Sfn|Davis|2001|p=47}} along with her half-sisters, actresses Loretta Young, Polly Ann Young and Sally Blane.{{Sfn|Vazzana|2011|p=50}} At age thirteen, she was signed to a seven-year film contract.{{cite news|work=Hartford Courant|date=May 15, 1938|p=59|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111153250/|title=13-Year-Old Follows Kin to Film Fame|via=Newspapers.com}} Her first acting role was a minor part in Mad About Music with Deanna Durbin, though her scenes were ultimately cut from the film.
Her acting career was short-lived, though she appeared in a further three films. Her debut role was as Berta Hubbard, sister of Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, in Irving Cummings's 1939 biographical film The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, opposite her half-sisters Loretta (as Mabel), Sally and Polly Ann.{{Sfn|Shilling|2013|p=222}} She would later have bit parts in two other films: No, No, Nanette (1940) and Border Incident (1949), the latter of which starred her husband, actor Ricardo Montalbán, whom she married in 1944.{{cite web|url=http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/montalbanr.htm|work=About.com|title=Ricardo Montalban and Georgiana Young|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202030731/http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/montalbanr.htm|archive-date=February 2, 2017}}
Personal life
After seeing her performance in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), 18-year-old Ricardo Montalbán{{snd}}who split his time between his schooling in Los Angeles (living with his brother) and working in his father's store in Torreón, Mexico{{snd}}became enamored of the 15-year-old Young.{{cite magazine |title=Cast Off in Hollywood, Ricardo Montalban Lands Safely on 'Fantasy Island' |first=Martha |last=Smilgis |date=18 April 1978 |magazine=People |volume=9 |issue=15 |url=https://people.com/archive/cast-off-in-hollywood-ricardo-montalban-lands-safely-on-fantasy-island-vol-9-no-15/ |access-date=24 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029110436/https://people.com/archive/cast-off-in-hollywood-ricardo-montalban-lands-safely-on-fantasy-island-vol-9-no-15/ |archive-date=29 October 2020 |url-status=live}}
Montalbán had started his own stage and film career when the two later met on a blind date, with Montalbán proposing that evening, later stating "It took a week to persuade her." They married in 1944, and had four children together.{{cite news|last=Munoz|first=Lorenza|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/15/MNBR15ADEC.DTL |work=Los Angeles Times |date=15 January 2009 |title= Suave actor Ricardo Montalban dies}}{{cite web |last=Evanier |first=Mark |url=http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_01_14.html |work= News From Me Archives |title= Wednesday January 14, 2009 – Ricardo Montalban, R.I.P. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225132/http://newsfromme.com/archives/2009_01_14.html |archive-date=18 February 2009}}
Georgiana Young (also known as Georgiana Young Montalbán and Georgiana Young de Montalbán) died in 2007, aged 83, of undisclosed causes.{{cite news |title=Ricardo Montalbán dies at 88; 'Fantasy Island' actor |first=Lorenza |last=Muñoz |date=2009-01-15 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-montalban15-2009jan15%2C0%2C4189863.story |access-date=2023-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117121735/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-montalban15-2009jan15,0,4189863.story |archive-date=2009-01-17 |url-status=live}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
| 1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Berta Hubbard | |
| 1940 | No, No, Nanette | Show Girl | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Border Incident | Woman | Uncredited |
| 1972 | This Is Your Life | Herself | Episode "Don Rickles" |
Notes
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References
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Bibliography
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- {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=03EnBNNsR88C&q=georgiana+young+loretta+young&pg=PA244|last=Porter|first=Darwin|year=2001|title=Hollywood's Silent Closet|publisher=Georgia Liter Association|isbn=978-0-966-80302-0}}
- {{Cite book|title=Rochester's Movie Mania|last=Shilling|first=Donovan A.|year=2013|publisher=Pancoast Publishing|isbn=978-0-982-10904-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GvPxgAi_zRoC&q=story+of+alexander+graham+bell+georgiana+young&pg=PA222}}
- {{Cite book|year=2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iqIYAQAAIAAJ|last=Vazzana|first=Eugene Michael|edition=2nd|title=Silent Film Necrology|isbn=978-0-786-44515-8|publisher=McFarland}}
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External links
{{Commons category|Georgiana Young}}
- {{IMDb name|0949567}}
- {{Find a Grave|7067135}}
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Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:American film actresses