About Tony Young
Lived 1917 – 1966 (aged 48–49). Tony Young was a British film director and television director.
Tony Young (1917–1966), sometimes credited as Anthony Young, was a British film director and television producer. His films include Penny Points to Paradise (the feature film debut of the stars of The Goon Show, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers), The Eternal Question (1956), and The Runaway (1963).
Young also produced The Telegoons (1963–1964) for BBC Television.
Filmography (director) Penny Points to Paradise (1951) My Death Is a Mockery (1952) Hands of Destiny (1954) Port of Escape (1956) The Eternal Question (1956) Them Nice Americans (1958) Hidden Homicide (1959) The Runaway (1963) Delayed Flight (1964)
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Who was Tony Young?
film and television director (1917–1966)
When was Tony Young born?
Tony Young was born in 1917.
When did Tony Young die?
Tony Young died in 1966.
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Tony Young was a film director and television director.
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Tony Young was British.
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