William Henry West Betty was an English actor who won instant success as a child prodigy. Betty’s debut was in Belfast, before he was 12, in an English version of Voltaire’s Zaïre. He was successful in Dublin, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. In 1804, when he first appeared at Covent Garden, London, troops

John Frankenheimer: Films of the 1960s: …made his second feature film, The Young Savages. It was an overheated but often potent courtroom drama that starred Burt Lancaster—in the first of five movies he made with the director—as a crusading district attorney who risks his career to exonerate Spanish Harlem gang members accused of killing a blind…

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Education and first dramatic works.: …1748 successfully produced his comedy Der junge Gelehrte (“The Young Scholar”). The play is a delightful satire on an arrogant, superficial, vain, and easily offended scholar, a figure through which Lessing mocked his own bookishness. The other comedies belonging to this Leipzig period of 1747–49 (Damon, Die alte Jungfer [“The…

Chuck Lorre: Smash success as a producer: Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory: Young Sheldon, a spin-off series exploring Parsons’s character’s childhood, was created by Lorre in 2017 and ran until 2024.

John Frankenheimer: Early work: …into his first feature film, The Young Stranger (1957). It starred James MacArthur as a troubled teenager whose wealthy father (James Daly) pays little attention to him. Although the movie was well received by critics, Frankenheimer chose to return to television, where his work was noteworthy for its then-inventive camera…

Thomas Morris, Jr. was a Scottish golfer who, like his father, Thomas Morris, won the Open Championship (British Open) tournament four times. Morris entered his first golf tournament at age 13 and won his first Open Championship in 1868 at age 17, becoming the youngest winner of the event. Noted

Volker Schlöndorff: …feature, Der junge Törless (1966; Young Törless), an adaptation of the Robert Musil novella Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törless, earned him instant recognition. This study of a sensitive boy in a brutal German military academy exhibited the cool, straightforward directorial style that would come to distinguish Schlöndorff from his more…

Young Tunisians, political party formed in 1907 by young French-educated Tunisian intellectuals in opposition to the French protectorate established in 1881. The party, headed by Ali Bash Hamba and Bashir Sfar, demanded complete Tunisian control of the government and administration of the country

Young Turk Revolution, (July 3–23, 1908), revolt against the autocracy of the Ottoman sultan Abdülhamid II inspired by the Young Turk movement. The revolt, which was led by members of the III Army Corps in the region of Macedonia, resulted in the restoration of a constitutional government on July

Young Turks, coalition of various reform groups that led a revolutionary movement against the authoritarian regime of Ottoman sultan Abdülhamid II, which culminated in the establishment of a constitutional government. After their rise to power, the Young Turks introduced programs that promoted the

Philadelphia: The 20th century: …a group known as the Young Turks and influenced by the nationwide New Deal of the Democratic Party began to agitate for charter reform and a city planning commission; the Democrats would eventually dominate politics in the city and most mayors in the second half of the 20th century were…

yuppie, term used most frequently in the 1980s and ’90s to describe college-educated young professionals. Yuppie is short for “young urban professional” or “young upwardly mobile professional.” These individuals were typically of the American baby boomer generation (those born between 1946 and

yuppie, term used most frequently in the 1980s and ’90s to describe college-educated young professionals. Yuppie is short for “young urban professional” or “young upwardly mobile professional.” These individuals were typically of the American baby boomer generation (those born between 1946 and

Old Vic: …Old Vic School and the Young Vic, a company that performed for children, were established and housed in the Old Vic theatre. The company returned to its repaired original home in 1950, but the lack of space and adequate funds caused the school and the Young Vic to close in…

Emily Blunt: Breakthrough films: The Devil Wears Prada, Young Victoria, and Sicario: …turn as Queen Victoria in The Young Victoria proved her ability to anchor a film.

Johannes Vermeer: Themes: In paintings such as Young Woman with a Water Pitcher (c. 1662), Woman with a Pearl Necklace (c. 1662/65), and Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (c. 1663; also called Woman in Blue Reading a Letter), he utilized the laws of perspective and the placement of individual objects—chairs, tables,…

Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), nonsectarian Christian organization that aims “to advance the physical, social, intellectual, moral, and spiritual interests of young women.” The recreational, educational, and spiritual aspects of its program are symbolized in its insignia, a blue

Jimmy Wilde: …fought the American flyweight champion, Young Zulu Kid (Giuseppe Di Melfi), on Dec. 18, 1916. With his 11th-round knockout, Wilde became the first world flyweight champion, a title that he held until he was knocked out in the seventh round by Pancho Villa of the Philippines on June 18, 1923.…

Young’s experiment, classical investigation into the nature of light, an investigation that provided the basic element in the development of the wave theory and was first performed by the English physicist and physician Thomas Young in 1801. In this experiment, Young identified the phenomenon

Young’s experiment, classical investigation into the nature of light, an investigation that provided the basic element in the development of the wave theory and was first performed by the English physicist and physician Thomas Young in 1801. In this experiment, Young identified the phenomenon

Young’s modulus, numerical constant, named for the 18th-century English physician and physicist Thomas Young, that describes the elastic properties of a solid undergoing tension or compression in only one direction, as in the case of a metal rod that after being stretched or compressed lengthwise

Dr. Dre is an American rapper, hip-hop producer, and entrepreneur who helped popularize the gangsta rap subgenre. Born to teenaged parents who aspired to singing careers, André Young took the stage name Dr. Dre in the early 1980s. He performed as a hip-hop deejay and as part of the group World

Andrew Young is an American politician, civil rights leader, and clergyman who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–77) and later was mayor of Atlanta (1982–90). Young was reared in a middle-class black family, attended segregated Southern schools, and later entered Howard University

Andrew Young is an American politician, civil rights leader, and clergyman who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–77) and later was mayor of Atlanta (1982–90). Young was reared in a middle-class black family, attended segregated Southern schools, and later entered Howard University

AC/DC: The principal members were Angus Young (b. March 31, 1955, Glasgow, Scotland), Malcolm Young (b. January 6, 1953, Glasgow—d. November 18, 2017, Sydney, Australia), Bon Scott (original name Ronald Belford Scott; b. July 9, 1946, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland—d. February 21, 1980, London, England), Brian Johnson (b. October 5, 1947,…

Art Young was a satiric American cartoonist and crusader whose cartoons expressed his human warmth as well as his indignation at injustice. In 1884 Young moved to Chicago, where he studied art and supported himself by drawing newspaper cartoons. Later he also studied art in New York City and Paris.

Arthur Young was a prolific English writer on agriculture, politics, and economics. Besides his books on agricultural subjects, he was the author of the famous Travels in France (or Travels During the Years 1787, 1788 and 1789, Undertaken More Particularly with a View of Ascertaining the

Art Young was a satiric American cartoonist and crusader whose cartoons expressed his human warmth as well as his indignation at injustice. In 1884 Young moved to Chicago, where he studied art and supported himself by drawing newspaper cartoons. Later he also studied art in New York City and Paris.

Brigham Young was an American religious leader, second president of the Mormon church, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. A carpenter, joiner, painter, and glazier, Young settled in 1829 at Mendon, New York, near where the Book of Mormon was published

Carolina Panthers: Carolina—and QB Bryce Young—continued to improve in 2025, and the team finished first in the NFC South division, with a 8–9 record. The Panthers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2017 but lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the wild card round.

Charles Augustus Young was an American astronomer who made the first observations of the flash spectrum of the Sun, during the solar eclipses of 1869 and 1870. He studied the Sun extensively, particularly with the spectroscope, and wrote several important books on astronomy, of which the best known

Chic Young was a U.S. cartoonist who created the comic strip “Blondie,” which, by the 1960s, was syndicated in more than 1,500 newspapers throughout the world. Young was born into an artistic family and worked at several jobs, including one as a stenographer in a railroad office, for a number of

Coleman Young was an American politician, who was the first African American mayor of Detroit, Michigan (1974–93). In 1923 Young moved with his family from the South to Detroit. Unable to obtain a scholarship to attend college, he began working on an assembly line at the Ford Motor Company, where

Coleman Young was an American politician, who was the first African American mayor of Detroit, Michigan (1974–93). In 1923 Young moved with his family from the South to Detroit. Unable to obtain a scholarship to attend college, he began working on an assembly line at the Ford Motor Company, where

Ida Lupino: Directing: With her second husband, Collier Young (her first husband was actor Louis Hayward), Lupino founded a production company in 1949 and began writing scripts, tackling such controversial topics as rape, illegitimacy, and bigamy. Their first project was the unwed-mother drama Not Wanted (1949), which Lupino produced and coscripted with…

Cy Young was an American professional baseball player, winner of more major league games (511) than any other pitcher. Young grew up on a farm, and his formal education ended in sixth grade so he could help his family with their daily farming duties. He began playing baseball at this time and

Cy Young was an American professional baseball player, winner of more major league games (511) than any other pitcher. Young grew up on a farm, and his formal education ended in sixth grade so he could help his family with their daily farming duties. He began playing baseball at this time and

Edward Young was an English poet, dramatist, and literary critic, author of The Complaint: or, Night Thoughts (1742–45), a long, didactic poem on death. The poem was inspired by the successive deaths of his stepdaughter, in 1736; her husband, in 1740; and Young’s wife, in 1741. The poem is a

Ella Flagg Young was an American educator who, as Chicago’s superintendent of schools, became the first woman to achieve that administrative status in a major American school system. Young graduated from the Chicago Normal School in 1862 and taught primary school before becoming principal of the

Faron Young was one of the most popular American country music performers of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. An actor as well as a singer and composer, he was known as the “Young Sheriff,” which he later changed to the “Singing Sheriff” after playing a western film role as a deputy sheriff. Young was

Francis Brett Young was an English novelist and poet who, although at times sentimental and long-winded, achieved wide popularity for his considerable skill as a storyteller. Among his best known novels, many of which are set in his native Worcestershire, are The Dark Tower (1914), Portrait of

historiography: The historian’s sources: The British historian G.M. Young said that the ideal historian has read so much about the people he is writing about that he knows what they will say next—a counsel of perfection, no doubt, but a goal to aspire to.

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Loretta Young was a motion picture actress noted for her ethereal beauty and refined, controlled portrayals of virtuous and wholesome women. Young began her career at age four as a child extra. She later attended convent school, and at age14 she landed a part in the film Naughty but Nice (1927)

philosophical feminism: Feminist social and political philosophy: Iris Marion Young appropriated Marxist categories, which were based on labour and economic structures. Criticizing traditional Marxism for exaggerating the importance of waged labour outside the home, socialist feminists insisted that the unpaid caregiving and homemaking that women are expected to perform are equally indispensable…

John W. Young was a U.S. astronaut who participated in the Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle programs. He was the first astronaut to make five—and later the first to make six—spaceflights. He served as Virgil I. Grissom’s copilot on Gemini 3 (1965), the first U.S. two-man spaceflight. After

John W. Young was a U.S. astronaut who participated in the Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle programs. He was the first astronaut to make five—and later the first to make six—spaceflights. He served as Virgil I. Grissom’s copilot on Gemini 3 (1965), the first U.S. two-man spaceflight. After

Steve Young is a former gridiron football player who is considered one of the most accurate quarterbacks in NFL history. In 1995 Young helped the San Francisco 49ers win Super Bowl XXIX and was named MVP of the game. After retiring in 1999, he became a sports analyst. Young was raised in

Kevin Young is a poet, essayist, and editor whose work explores African American history and culture, in particular music, food, art, creativity, and traditions of death and mourning. He served as director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture from

Kevin Young is a poet, essayist, and editor whose work explores African American history and culture, in particular music, food, art, creativity, and traditions of death and mourning. He served as director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture from

the Velvet Underground: …in New York City by La Monte Young. In 1965, while working as Brill Building-style staff songwriter for Pickwick Music, Reed formed a group, the Primitives (including Cale), for live performances of a single he had recorded called “The Ostrich.” He also had written songs, such as “Heroin” and “Venus…

Lester Young was an American tenor saxophonist who emerged in the mid-1930s Kansas City, Mo., jazz world with the Count Basie band and introduced an approach to improvisation that provided much of the basis for modern jazz solo conception. Young’s tone was a striking departure from the accepted

Lester Young was an American tenor saxophonist who emerged in the mid-1930s Kansas City, Mo., jazz world with the Count Basie band and introduced an approach to improvisation that provided much of the basis for modern jazz solo conception. Young’s tone was a striking departure from the accepted

Loretta Young was a motion picture actress noted for her ethereal beauty and refined, controlled portrayals of virtuous and wholesome women. Young began her career at age four as a child extra. She later attended convent school, and at age14 she landed a part in the film Naughty but Nice (1927)

AC/DC: March 31, 1955, Glasgow, Scotland), Malcolm Young (b. January 6, 1953, Glasgow—d. November 18, 2017, Sydney, Australia), Bon Scott (original name Ronald Belford Scott; b. July 9, 1946, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland—d. February 21, 1980, London, England), Brian Johnson (b. October 5, 1947, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England), Phil…

Marguerite Young was an American writer best known for Miss MacIntosh, My Darling (1965), a mammoth, many-layered novel of illusion and reality. (Read Britannica’s article “Massive Tomes: 10 of the World’s Longest Novels.”) Educated at Indiana University and Butler University, Indianapolis (B.A.,

Marguerite Young was an American writer best known for Miss MacIntosh, My Darling (1965), a mammoth, many-layered novel of illusion and reality. (Read Britannica’s article “Massive Tomes: 10 of the World’s Longest Novels.”) Educated at Indiana University and Butler University, Indianapolis (B.A.,

Mavis Gallant was a Canadian-born writer of essays, novels, plays, and especially short stories, almost all of which were published initially in The New Yorker magazine. In unsentimental prose and with trenchant wit she delineated the isolation, detachment, and fear that afflict rootless North

Michael W. Young is an American geneticist who contributed to the discovery of molecular mechanisms that regulate circadian rhythm, the 24-hour period of biological activity in humans and other organisms. Young’s elucidation of the relationships between genes and behavior in the fruit fly

Chic Young was a U.S. cartoonist who created the comic strip “Blondie,” which, by the 1960s, was syndicated in more than 1,500 newspapers throughout the world. Young was born into an artistic family and worked at several jobs, including one as a stenographer in a railroad office, for a number of

The Defiant Ones: …was cowritten by blacklisted writer Nedrick Young under the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas.

Neil Young is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his idiosyncratic output and eclectic sweep, from solo folkie to grungy guitar-rocker. Young grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with his mother, Astrid Young, after her divorce from his father, Scott Young, a well-known Canadian

Owen D. Young was a U.S. lawyer and businessman best known for his efforts to solve reparations issues after World War I. Educated at St. Lawrence University and Boston University Law School, Young practiced law in Boston until 1912 and then became general counsel for the General Electric Company,

illusion: Auditory phenomena: …was described in 1928 by Paul Thomas Young, an American psychologist, who tested the process of sound localization (the direction from which sound seems to come). He constructed a pseudophone, an instrument made of two ear trumpets, one leading from the right side of the head to the left ear…

Robert Young was an American actor who costarred in numerous movies but was best remembered for his later portrayal of benevolent authority figures when he starred in the title roles of the television classics Father Knows Best and Marcus Welby, M.D. When Young was 10 years old, his family moved to

Roger Arliner Young was an American zoologist and social activist. Young was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in zoology in the United States. Young was born in Virginia to a mother who worked as a housekeeper and a father who labored as a coal miner. Her mother was frequently ill, and

The Philadelphia Story: Cast:

Blade Runner: Premise and summary: There he meets Rachael (Sean Young), who serves as assistant to the CEO, and Tyrell suggests that Deckard test her. Deckard discovers that Rachael is a replicant who has been given false memories so that she will not know that she is a replicant. Rachael comes to his apartment…

Steve Young is a former gridiron football player who is considered one of the most accurate quarterbacks in NFL history. In 1995 Young helped the San Francisco 49ers win Super Bowl XXIX and was named MVP of the game. After retiring in 1999, he became a sports analyst. Young was raised in

Zoltan Korda: …the Nile (1955; codirected with Terence Young), a remake of The Four Feathers; although it recycles footage from the 1939 version, the inclusion of Christopher Lee and Laurence Harvey in the cast helped justify the new version. Korda retired afterward because of an extended illness, and he died six years…

Thomas Young was an English physician and physicist who established the principle of interference of light and thus resurrected the century-old wave theory of light. He was also an Egyptologist who helped decipher the Rosetta Stone. In 1799 Young set up a medical practice in London. His primary

Todd Young is an American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican in 2016 and began representing Indiana in that body the following year. He previously was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–17). Young was born in Pennsylvania but moved to suburban

Atlanta Hawks: …traded him for another prospect, Trae Young, an offensively gifted but undersized guard. That choice seemed sound in Young’s second year with the team, when he led the fifth-seeded Hawks on an unexpectedly deep playoff run, during which the team upset the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers before falling…

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Production notes and credits:

the Marvelettes: …26, 2011, Sherman Oaks, California), Wanda Young (b. August 9, 1943, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—d. December 15, 2021, Garden City), Georgeanna Tillman (b. February 6, 1943, Detroit—d. January 6, 1980, Detroit), Katherine Anderson (b. January 16, 1944, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.), and Wyanetta Cowart (b. 1944, Detroit).

Whitney Young was an American civil rights leader who, as head of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, spearheaded the drive for equal opportunity for Black people in U.S. industry and government service. Through his advocacy of a “Domestic Marshall Plan”—providing significant financial aid

Whitney Young was an American civil rights leader who, as head of the National Urban League from 1961 to 1971, spearheaded the drive for equal opportunity for Black people in U.S. industry and government service. Through his advocacy of a “Domestic Marshall Plan”—providing significant financial aid

human eye: Young-Helmholtz theory: It was the phenomena of colour mixing that led Thomas Young in 1802 to postulate that there are three photoreceptors, each one especially sensitive to one part of the spectrum; these photoreceptors were thought to convey messages to the brain, and, depending on…

Keanu Reeves: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Point Break, and Speed: …as a hockey player in Youngblood (1986), set in the world of junior hockey in Canada. Later that year he gained notice for his portrayal of a disaffected teen in the bleak drama River’s Edge and as the son of an alcoholic father (Andy Griffith) in the TV movie Under…

John Oliver Killens: …published the Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel Youngblood, for which he is best known. The story focuses on the Youngbloods, an African American family that faces the struggle of living in the South under Jim Crow law in the first decades of the 20th century. The inspiration for the characters and their…

Sutton Foster: Other works: …a small-town ballet teacher, and Younger (2015–21), a comedy about a 40-year-old divorcée who decides to pretend that she is 26. In 2021 Foster published the book Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life (written with Liz Welch), in which she discussed how various hobbies helped her cope with stress and…

Younger Brothers, four Midwestern American outlaws of the post-Civil War era—Thomas Coleman (“Cole”; 1844–1916), John (1846–74); James (“Jim”; 1850–1902), and Robert (“Bob”; 1853–89)—who were often allied with Jesse James. As youngsters in Lee’s Summit, Mo., the Youngers were witness to the bloody

Younger Dryas, cool period between roughly 12,900 and 11,600 years ago that disrupted the prevailing warming trend occurring in the Northern Hemisphere at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch (which lasted from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago). The Younger Dryas was characterized by cooler average

Younger Dryas, cool period between roughly 12,900 and 11,600 years ago that disrupted the prevailing warming trend occurring in the Northern Hemisphere at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch (which lasted from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago). The Younger Dryas was characterized by cooler average

Younger Dryas, cool period between roughly 12,900 and 11,600 years ago that disrupted the prevailing warming trend occurring in the Northern Hemisphere at the end of the Pleistocene Epoch (which lasted from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago). The Younger Dryas was characterized by cooler average

elf: In the Prose, or Younger, Edda, elves were classified as light elves (who were fair) and dark elves (who were darker than pitch); these classifications are roughly equivalent to the Scottish seelie court and unseelie court. The notable characteristics of elves were mischief and volatility. They were…

Frank Capra: Early life and work: The Younger Generation (1929) was a part-sound drama about a man who leaves his family on New York’s Lower East Side to seek the good life on Park Avenue. Capra’s first all-talkie was the comedic murder mystery The Donovan Affair (1929). Flight (also released in…

Miley Cyrus: Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, Younger Now, and Plastic Hearts: Younger Now (2017) featured a number of ballads and country-infused songs, one of which was a duet with Dolly Parton (who is also her godmother). Cyrus’s seventh studio album, the rock-focused Plastic Hearts (2020), further highlighted her versatility.

Reuss: …Middle Reuss (extinct 1616), and Younger Reuss. Elder Reuss had its capital, Greiz, and other possessions in Oberland; Younger Reuss possessed Unterland, with the capital at Gera, and half of Oberland.

Younger Brothers: …(1846–74); James (“Jim”; 1850–1902), and Robert (“Bob”; 1853–89)—who were often allied with Jesse James.

Jesse James and Frank James: …Confederate guerrillas, becoming friends with Cole Younger, a fellow member. Jesse followed suit by joining “Bloody” Bill Anderson’s guerrilla band. At the end of the war, the bands surrendered, but Jesse was reportedly shot and severely wounded by Federal soldiers while under a flag of truce. He and Frank, joined…

Younger Brothers: Coleman (“Cole”; 1844–1916), John (1846–74); James (“Jim”; 1850–1902), and Robert (“Bob”; 1853–89)—who were often allied with Jesse James.

Younger Brothers: Coleman (“Cole”; 1844–1916), John (1846–74); James (“Jim”; 1850–1902), and Robert (“Bob”; 1853–89)—who were often allied with Jesse James.

Younger Brothers: …War era—Thomas Coleman (“Cole”; 1844–1916), John (1846–74); James (“Jim”; 1850–1902), and Robert (“Bob”; 1853–89)—who were often allied with Jesse James.

Younger Brothers: …(1846–74); James (“Jim”; 1850–1902), and Robert (“Bob”; 1853–89)—who were often allied with Jesse James.

Jesse James and Frank James: …Confederate guerrillas, becoming friends with Cole Younger, a fellow member. Jesse followed suit by joining “Bloody” Bill Anderson’s guerrilla band. At the end of the war, the bands surrendered, but Jesse was reportedly shot and severely wounded by Federal soldiers while under a flag of truce. He and Frank, joined…

Sir Francis Edward Younghusband was a British army officer and explorer whose travels, mainly in northern India and Tibet, yielded major contributions to geographical research. He also forced the conclusion of the Anglo-Tibetan Treaty (September 6, 1904) that gained Britain long-sought trade

Abigail Spanberger: Run for governor: Glenn Youngkin can’t seek reelection because of term limits. Spanberger defeated Youngkin’s lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, who would have become the first Black woman governor.

stand-up comedy: Origins: …mother-in-law, the henpecked husband—exemplified by Henny Youngman’s famous line “Take my wife—please.”

stand-up comedy: Origins: …mother-in-law, the henpecked husband—exemplified by Henny Youngman’s famous line “Take my wife—please.”