Clifton Young

For the Nevada politician, see Clarence Clifton Young.

Clifton Young
Young as Bonedust in School's Out.
Born	Robert Howard Young September 15, 1917(1917-09-15) New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	September 10, 1951(1951-09-10) (aged 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Hotel fire
Occupation	Child actor Actor
Years active	1925–1951

Robert Howard "Clifton" Young (September 15, 1917 – September 10, 1951) was an American film actor.

Career

Born Robert H. Young, the child actor played "Bonedust" in nineteen Our Gang films from 1925 to 1931, his most notable film being School's Out. As an adult, to avoid confusion with established star Robert Young, he took his mother's maiden name, Clifton (Eva Clifton) as his screen name. Clifton is a family name and originated as a stage name for British Actor, Frederick Clifton, who immigrated to the United States and settled in New York with his wife, Marie Glover.

Young became a contract player at Warner Bros., landing small parts in a number of 1940s film noir and western films. Notable credits include Nora Prentiss, Pursued, Possessed, Dark Passage, and Blood on the Moon.^[1]

While at Warners Young was featured prominently in the Joe McDoakes comedy shorts. He played a variety of roles: a craven mobster in So You Want to Be a Detective, a department-store clerk in So You're Going on Vacation, and memorably as "Homer," Joe's brash, know-it-all office colleague in several McDoakes reels. Young often displayed excellent comedy timing in these films.

Death

One of Young's last films was the Roy Rogers western Trail of Robin Hood, in which he played a sneering villain. In 1951, Young died in a hotel fire that started when he fell asleep while smoking.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, p. 281. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9

External links

• Internet Movie Database
• Find-A-Grave profile for Clifton Young

Persondata
Name	Young, Clifton
Alternative names	Young, Robert Howard
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	1917-9-15
Place of birth	New York, New York U.S.
Date of death	1951-9-10
Place of death	Los Angeles, California U.S.