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Audrey Young (October 30, 1922 – June 1, 2012) was an American film actress and a big-band singer who was most active in the 1940s. She was the wife of director Billy Wilder. Early years Young was born in Los Angeles, California, Her father, Stratton Young, built sets for films. Career Young was a contract actor with Paramount Pictures in the 1940s, appearing in approximately 20 films from 1944 to 1949. Her film debut came in Lady in the Dark (1944). She had sung with Tommy Dorsey's orchestra before becoming an actress, and she sang (either solo or as part of a group) in several films, including Blue Skies. Most of her roles were small and uncredited, with only a few exceptions like Danger Street and The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap. Her final film appearance was in Love in the Afternoon (1957) in an uncredited role as the opera date of Gary Cooper's character. On November 1, 1944, Young appeared on a Paramount Studios television variety program that was broadcast on station W6XYZ (later KTLA) in Los Angeles. She sang "What a Difference a Day Makes" and "Getting Sentimental Over You". In a review in the trade publication Billboard, Cy Wagner wrote that Young "had a nice voice and was very telegenic." She also sang in vaudeville. Young worked as a costume consultant on two films, The Apartment and Some Like It Hot, both directed by her husband. Personal life On June 30, 1949, Young married director Billy Wilder in Linden, Nevada. They first met when she appeared in a small role as a Cloak Room Attendant in The Lost Weekend and were married until his death in 2002. They had no children, but she was stepmother to Wilder's child from an earlier marriage. After Wilder's death, Young donated $5 million to the Hammer Museum at UCLA to create the Billy Wilder Theater. She was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. References External links Audrey Young at IMDb. Discover the Audrey Young popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Audrey Young books.
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Anxious Audrey
Mabel Quiller-CouchOn that March morning when, just as Audrey and her granny sat down to breakfast, Mr. Carlyle's letter came, the park was quite gay with people, even though it was early, for, after...
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When Audrey Met Alice
Rebecca BehrensLiving in the White House is like being permanently grounded. Only with better security.First Daughter Audrey Rhodes can't wait for the party she has planned. The decorations are a...
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Finding Audrey
Sophie KinsellaA New York Times Bestseller & A ZOELLA Book Club Pick!From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shopaholic series comes a terrific blend of comedy, romance, and...
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Just Being Audrey
Margaret CardilloA stunning tribute to one of America’s most beloved iconsAudrey Hepburn. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for c...
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Royal Passion
Geneva LeeJetzt der Serienstart zum Kennenlernpreis.Clara & Alexander – ein Blick, ein Kuss und nichts ist mehr wie zuvor ... Sie kommen aus verschiedenen Welten. Und sind doch füreinand...
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According to Audrey
Happy LaShelleCautious and introverted, seventeenyearold Dove spends most of her free time pursuing her one true passion: painting. The twinkling lights of Balboa Island, the ferryboat to the pe...
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How to Be a Hepburn in a Kardashian World
Jordan ChristyJordan Christy shares advice on how to be the most confident version of yourself, in this fully revised and updated edition derived from How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World.Thoug...
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Dirty, Sexy, Love
Kylie Scott & Patricia WoitynekWenn aus einer OnlineFreundschaft plötzlich so viel mehr wird ...Alex Parks würde am liebsten im Erdboden versinken. Da hat sie all ihren Mut zusammengenommen, um Eric Collins gege...
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Audrey und Ariane
Jan FischerEinmal mit Micky Mouse schlafen … Ein junger Mann arbeitet als Souvenirverkäufer in Disneyland Paris. Dort trifft er auf zwei Frauen. Als die eine anfängt, ihm blutige Wunden zu ve...
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Summer of Lost and Found
Rebecca BehrensFrom the author of When Audrey Met Alice comes a sweeping middle grade novel about a city girl forced to spend her summer in North Carolina, where she becomes involved in a centuri...
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Royal Love
Geneva LeeDie große ROYALSaga von Geneva Lee: Über 1 Millionen verkaufte Bücher der SPIEGELBestsellerreihe im deutschsprachigen Raum!Clara & Alexander – sie sollte die glücklichste Frau ...
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Buscando a Audrey
Sophie KinsellaLa nueva novela de Sophie Kinsella, autora de la serie Loca por las compras. Una novela fresca, emotiva y extraordinaria sobre una chica valiente que lucha por superar un trastorno...
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Naughty, Sexy, Love
Kylie Scott & Cornelia RöserWenn ein Bad Boy sein Herz verliert ... Eric Collins ist ein Bad Boy, wie er im Buche steht. Keine Frau landet zweimal in seinem Bett, und eine feste Beziehung kommt für ihn nicht...
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The Story of Audrey Hepburn
Natasha WingDiscover the life of Audrey Hepburna story about grace, passion, and helping others for kids ages 6 to 9Audrey Hepburn was a famous actress, fashion icon, and humanitarian. Before ...
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Joe Dolan
Ronan CaseyGrowing up in poor circumstances in the midlands town of Mullingar might seem an unlikely start for a musical superstar, but that's exactly the journey Joe Dolan travelled in his a...
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The Youngest Marcher
Cynthia LevinsonMeet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this moving picture book that proves you’re never too little to make a diff...
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Schau mir in die Augen, Audrey
Sophie KinsellaEine zauberhafte funkensprühende FamiliengeschichteAudrey ist Mitglied einer ziemlich durchgeknallten Familie: Ihr Bruder ist ein Computernerd, ihre Mutter eine hysterische Gesundh...
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Audrey the Alpaca
Erica BrazelThis book has been written with a purpose in mind. It’s that bullying sadly still exists in everyday school life, and that stopping it can start with YOU!!!
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Halloween chez Audrey
Joël VerbauwhedeROMAN Bitlit / horreur « Loupsgarous, vampires et autres monstres, venez tous fêter Halloween chez Audrey ! ». La jeune fille n’aurait jamais dû crier ça par sa fenêtre le soir du...
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Being Audrey Hepburn
Mitchell KriegmanIn Being Audrey Hepburn, Clarissa Explains It Allcreator, Mitchell Kriegman, tells the story of a 19yearold girl from Jersey who finds herself thrust into the world of socialites a...
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A Love Letter Life
Jeremy Roloff & Audrey RoloffNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; More than 100,000 copies sold!More than 2.3 million people watched as Jeremy and Audrey Roloff shared their vows and committed their lives to each other....
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Anxious Audrey
Mabel Quiller-CouchMabel QuillerCouch (18661924) was a Cornish writer. She was the the sister of Sir Arthur Thomas QuillerCouch, and her sister Lilian M. Quiller Couch was an author as well. She wrot...
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Royal Desire
Geneva LeeDie große ROYALSaga von Geneva Lee: Über 1 Millionen verkaufte Bücher der SPIEGELBestsellerreihe im deutschsprachigen Raum!Clara & Alexander – es schien zu Ende zu sein, bevor ...