Trivia of Gig Young

 Trivia of Gig Young (4 November 1913 - 19 October 1978)

*Born Byron Elsworth Barr in St. Cloud, Minnesota.Barr made early appearances in Misbehaving Husbands (1940), credited as "Byron Barr".

*Adopted the name Gig Young from the character he portrayed in The Gay Sisters (1942).

*Young received critical acclaim for his dramatic work as an alcoholic in the film Come Fill the Cup (1951) with James Cagney, back at Warner Brothers. He was nominated for both an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Young later gave Cagney a great deal of the credit for his performance.

*Co-starred with Doris Day in 4 films: Young at Heart (1954), Teacher's Pet (1958), The Tunnel of Love (1958), and That Touch of Mink (1962).

*Former son in-law of actor Robert Montgomery. He married actress Elizabeth Montgomery in 1956 after she appeared in an episode of Warner Bros' Presents (1956).In 1963, Montgomery divorced Young because of his alcoholism.

*On the 1964–1965 NBC TV series The Rogues, he shared appearances on a rotating basis with David Niven and Charles Boyer, although in practice Young helmed the greater number of episodes since Niven and Boyer were both busy with other film projects.The charming con man he played on that show was one of Young's favorite roles, and raised his profile with the television viewing public. He later said, "I loved it, the public loved it, only NBC didn't love it."Despite its popularity and critical acclaim, The Rogues was cancelled after one 30-episode season.

*His surprisingly seedy portrayal of a dance-marathon emcee in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) brought him that Supporting Actor Oscar.Though he was sick with the flu when he acted in this movie.Young himself had said to media, after failing to win in 1951, "So many people who have been nominated for an Oscar have had bad luck afterwards."However, when he finally won Young called the Oscar "the greatest moment of his life."