Georgiana Young

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Georgiana Young
Georgiana Young 1938.jpg
Georgiana Young in 1938
Born
Georgiana Paula Belzer

(1924-09-10)September 10, 1924
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 13, 2007(2007-11-13) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1939–1949
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1944)​
Children4
Family

Georgiana Paula Young (née Belzer;[1] September 10, 1924[a] – November 13, 2007) was an American actress and the maternal younger half-sister of actresses Loretta Young, Polly Ann Young and Sally Blane.[3] 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.

Biography[]

Young with her longtime husband Ricardo Montalbán, c. 1950

Georgiana Young was born Georgiana Paula Belzer in Los Angeles on September 10, 1924,[2][4] the daughter of George Uncus Belzer and Gladys Royal.[5][6] Along with her half-sisters, she was raised Roman Catholic.[7]

Young's acting career was short-lived, though she appeared in 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.[8] 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.[9]

Personal life[]

After seeing her performance in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939), actor Ricardo Montalbán became enamored with Young.[10] The two subsequently met at a party in 1944, and married only days later.[11]

They were married until her death in 2007 at age 83 from undisclosed causes.[3] The couple had four children.

Filmography[]

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[]

  1. ^ Some sources erroneously report her birthdate as September 30, 1924; however, per the California Birth Index, Belzer was in fact born September 10, 1924.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Georgiana Belzer in household of Gladys Belzer, Councilman District 3", United States census, 1940; Los Angeles, California; roll 407, page 66B, line 75, enumeration district 60-219, National Archives film number T627. closed access
  2. ^ a b "Georgiana Belzer, Born 09/10/1924". California Birth Index. California Office of Health Information and Research. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Vazzana 2011, p. 50.
  4. ^ "Georgiana Belzer, 10 Sep 1924; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States". California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994. Sacramento, California: California State Archives. closed access Archived copy of birth certificate scan.
  5. ^ Capace 2001, p. 210.
  6. ^ Porter 2001, p. 244.
  7. ^ Davis 2001, p. 47.
  8. ^ Shilling 2013, p. 222.
  9. ^ "Ricardo Montalban and Georgiana Young". About.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017.
  10. ^ Smilgis, Martha (April 18, 1978). "Cast Off in Hollywood, Ricardo Montalban Lands Safely on 'Fantasy Island'". People. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  11. ^ Johnson, Grady (July 15, 1950). "Ricardo's Sentimental Secret". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

Sources[]

  • Capace, Nancy (2001). Encyclopedia of Utah. North American Book Distributors. ISBN 978-0-403-09609-1.
  • Davis, Ronald L. (2001). Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 0-8061-3329-5.
  • Porter, Darwin (2001). Hollywood's Silent Closet. Georgia Liter Association. ISBN 978-0-966-80302-0.
  • Shilling, Donovan A. (2013). Rochester's Movie Mania. Pancoast Publishing. ISBN 978-0-982-10904-5.
  • Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2011). Silent Film Necrology (2nd ed.). McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-44515-8.

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