Evelyn Young

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::summary American actress (1915–83) ::

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Field	Value
name	Evelyn Young
image	1940 Evelyn Young.jpg
imagesize	220px
caption	Young in The Three Stooges film Boobs in Arms (1940)
birth_name	Evelyn Ebersis Young
birth_date
birth_place	Washington state, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Orange, California, U.S.
occupation	Film actress
employer	Columbia Pictures (193940)
years_active	1925, 193940
known_for	Prairie Schooners (1940)
The Wildcat of Tucson (1940)
Boobs in Arms (1940)
Girls of the Road (1940)
other_names	Evelyn Jennings (1925)
Evelyn Young Pisani (1971–83)
spouse	Nicholas Pisani (1971–83)
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| name = Evelyn Young | image = 1940 Evelyn Young.jpg | imagesize = 220px | caption = Young in The Three Stooges film Boobs in Arms (1940) | birth_name = Evelyn Ebersis Young | birth_date = | birth_place = Washington state, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Orange, California, U.S. | occupation = Film actress | employer = Columbia Pictures (193940) | years_active = 1925, 193940 | known_for = Prairie Schooners (1940) The Wildcat of Tucson (1940) Boobs in Arms (1940) Girls of the Road (1940) | other_names = Evelyn Jennings (1925) Evelyn Young Pisani (1971–83) | spouse = Nicholas Pisani (1971–83)

Evelyn Ebersis Young (November 17, 1915February 14, 1983) was an American film actress. In 1940, at the height of her career, she appeared in 9 feature films. She was the leading female actress in The Wildcat of Tucson playing alongside Wild Bill Elliott and Dub Taylor in a Wild Bill Hickok series.

Young is familiar to fans of The Three Stooges as the wife of jealous drill sergeant Richard Fiske in the film Boobs in Arms. Young appeared in five films with the Stooges.

Acting career

In 1939, Young had an uncredited part in the Stooges' short film Three Sappy People. In 1940 she acted in nine feature films and five short films. Of the shorts, four more were with The Stooges, with Mrs. Dare in Boobs in Arms best noted and the only when credited in the titles. Young's theme in Boobs in Arms was summarized in her first long phrase: "I'm afraid my husband doesn't love me anymore!" The other short with Young's participation was The Spook Speaks with Buster Keaton.

In April 1940, The New York Times reported that Young was to receive a leading role in Babies for Sale. Young received lead roles in other Columbia films but that of Babies for Sale went to her friend Rochelle Hudson. The New York Times described Young as "a child star of fifteen years ago who was known as Evelyn Jennings".

Young played the character of Sadie among ten female "hobos" in the action film Girls of the Road. She was the lead actress in Prairie Schooners{{cite book|title=Western Film Series of the Sound Era|first=Michael|last=Pitts|publisher=McFarland & Company|year=2009| isbn=9780786435296|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j88qAQAAIAAJ|quote=Sam Nelson, who had helmed Elliott's Hickok serial, directed this tale of Hickok (Elliott) coming to the aid of rancher Virginia Benton (Evelyn Young) and her foreman Cannonball (Dub Taylor), who are trying to stop homesteaders from hanging pal Cannonball (Taylor) breaks him out of jail and sends for Bill Hickok, who goes to his brother's hideout with Vivian Barlow (Evelyn Young), the judge's daughter and Dave's girlfriend. Dave becomes jealous over Vivian and orders his brother to go away.|via=Google Books}} and The Wildcat of Tucson. Dorothy Andre was her stunt double in The Wildcat of Tucson.

On September 24, 1940 The New York Times published that Young had been terminated at Columbia Pictures. While the studio released movies with her participation until the very last day of December that year, this report coincides with the end of Young's acting career.

Personal and vital events

Evelyn Ebersis Young was born November 17, 1915, in Washington state. Her mother's maiden name was Rhodes.

At the age of 56, on March 27, 1971, Young married Nicholas Pisani in Orange County, California.

In 1972, Young commented to the Associated Press on the untimely death of her friend and fellow Columbia actress, Rochelle Hudson. Hudson had died from a heart attack at the age of 55.

Young died on February 14, 1983, in Orange, California, aged 67.

Filmography

Movies

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Year	Title	Role	Length	Credits	Series	The Overland Limited	Three Sappy People	He Stayed for Breakfast	Nutty but Nice	Girls of the Road	The Spook Speaks	From Nurse to Worse	The Secret Seven	Glamour for Sale	Prairie Schooners	No Census, No Feeling	Nobody's Children	So You Won't Talk	The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date	Boobs in Arms	The Wildcat of Tucson
1925, July	Agnes Jennings	Feature film	Credited as Evelyn Jennings
1939, December	Receptionist	Short film	Uncredited	Stooges Short #43
1940, June	Secretary	Feature film	Credited
1940, June	Nurse	Short film	Uncredited	Stooges Short #47
1940, July	Sadie	Feature film	Credited
1940, July	Former romantic interest	Short film	Uncredited	Keaton Short #6
1940, August	Woman in office	Short film	Uncredited	Stooges Short #49
1940, August	Maid	Feature film	Uncredited
1940, September	Alice	Feature film	Uncredited
1940, September	Virginia Benton	Feature film	Female lead	Wild Bill Hickok
1940, October	Lady in the street	Short film	Uncredited	Stooges Short #50
1940, October	Nurse	Feature film	Uncredited
1940, October	Attractive looking lady	Feature film	Uncredited
1940, November	Cashier	Feature film	Uncredited	Lone Wolf #6
1940, December	Mrs. Dare	Short film	Credited	Stooges Short #52
1940, December	Vivian Barlow	Feature film	Female lead	Wild Bill Hickok
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Show Type	Role Type	Series	The Three Stooges Greatest Hits	The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special	Eureka!	Slap Happy
1997, May	Various roles	Television special	Posthumous
2003, April	Various roles	Television special	Posthumous
2015, May	Various roles	Documentary series	Posthumous	Hey Moe, Hey Dad! #3
2015, May	Various roles	Documentary series	Posthumous	Hey Moe, Hey Dad! #4
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References

References

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19. (January 19, 1972). "Former Film Star Dies At Age 55". [[The Mercury (Pennsylvania).
20. (February 22, 1983). "Notice of death: Evelyn Young Pisani". [[Santa Ana Orange County Register]].
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