Robert Milton Young

He produced Olmos's directorial debut, American Me (1992).

Robert Milton Young studied at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The recorded working language is English. Work by Robert Milton Young is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive. Distinctions recorded are George Polk Award, Peabody Awards, Emmy Award and Guggenheim Fellowship.

• Name — Robert M. Young • Birth Name — Robert Milton Young • Born — 22 November 1924 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Died — 6 February 2024 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Other Names — Robert M. Young • Occupation — * Director • screenwriter • producer • cinematographer • Alma Mater — Harvard University (B.A., 1949)

Robert Milton Young was born in New York City on November 22, 1924. His father was a cameraman who later owned a film laboratory. Robert began college at MIT to become a chemical engineer. He left after two years to join the U.S. Navy during World War II and served in the Pacific in New Guinea and in the Philippines. Upon returning to America after the war, he decided to study English literature at Harvard University. Young also developed an interest in filmmaking and graduated from Harvard in 1949.

After graduation, Young formed a cooperative partnership with two friends making educational films. In 1960, he worked for NBC making public affairs programs for NBC White Paper. In 1960, on behalf of NBC, he went to the American South to make the film Sit-In about the civil rights protests and sit-ins. The film won a Peabody Award. Young later left NBC to pursue narrative film work. Young won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1975. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.

Young died in Los Angeles on February 6, 2024, at the age of 99.

• Title — Year — Director — Writer — Notes • Secrets of the Reef — 1956 • At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 4 — 1967 — Short film • The Eskimo: Fight for Life — 1970 • Children of the Fields — 1973 — Short film • To Fly! — 1976 — IMAX short film • Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family — 1993 • William Kurelek's The Maze — 2011 — Co-directed with David Grubin Cancelled film: Cortile Cascino (1962)

• Title — Year — Director — Producer — Writer — Notes • World Wide '60 — 1960 — Television series (episode "The Living End") • Sit-In — 1960 — Episode of TV series 'NBC White Paper' • Angola: Journey to a War — 1961 — Episode of TV series 'NBC White Paper') • J.T. — 1969 — Television film • National Geographic Specials — 1972–1976 — Television documentary series (4 episodes) • Amanda Fallon — 1973 — Creator — Unsold pilot • Special Treat — 1978 — Television series (episode "Snowbound") • We Are the Children — 1987 — Television film • Solomon & Sheba — 1995 — Television film • Slave of Dreams — 1995 — Television film • Caught — 1996 — Television film • Nothing Sacred — 1997–1998 — Television series (2 episodes) • Battlestar Galactica — 2004–2009 — Television series (5 episodes) • Walkout — 2006 — Co-Executive — Television film

• Title — Year — Cinematographer — Sound — Editor — Notes • Secrets of the Reef — 1956 • Stalking Seal on the Spring Ice — 1967 — Short series in 2 films • Jigging for Lake Trout — 1967 • Group Hunting on the Spring Ice — 1967 — Short series in 3 films • Fishing at the Stone Weir — 1967 — Short series in 2 films • Building a Kayak — 1967 — Short series in 2 films • At the Winter Sea Ice Camp — 1967 — Short series in 4 films • At the Spring Sea Ice Camp — 1967 — Short series in 3 films • At the Caribou Crossing Place — 1967 — Short series in 2 films • At the Autumn River Camp — 1967 — Short series (only part 2) • The Eskimo: Fight for Life — 1970 • Deal — 1977 • Out on a Limb: An Introduction to Jack Hodgins — 1981 — Short film • Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left, Part 2: Born of Hard Times — 1989 • Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family — 1993 • The Last Winter — 2002 — Short film • William Kurelek's The Maze — 2011

• Title — Year — Cinematographer — Second unit director — Notes • High Adventure with Lowell Thomas — 1957 — Television documentary series • National Geographic Specials — 1972–1976 — Television documentary series (4 episodes) • Special Treat — 1978 — Television series (episode "Snowbound") • Walkout — 2006 — Television film

The authorities additionally record the headings Robert M. Young and Robert M. His recorded language was English.

• Title — Year — Director — Producer — Writer — Notes • Nothing But a Man — 1964 • The Plot Against Harry — 1971 • Short Eyes — 1977 — Directorial Debut • Alambrista! — 1977 • Rich Kids — 1979 • One-Trick Pony — 1980 • The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez — 1982 • Saving Grace — 1986 • Extremities — 1986 • Dominick and Eugene — 1988 • Triumph of the Spirit — 1989 • Talent for the Game — 1991 • American Me — 1992 • Caught — 1996 • China: The Panda Adventure — 2001 — IMAX film • Human Error — 2004

• Title — Year — Cinematographer — Camera operator • Nothing But a Man — 1964 • Namu, the Killer Whale — 1966 • Alambrista! — 1977 • The Plot Against Harry — 1989 • American Me — 1992 • Berkeley — 2005