Tall, handsome and debonair on the outside looking in, Gig Young was a talented and successful actor, who found much success on film, tv and stage, throughout the 40s,50s, and 60s.
He worked for all the key studios, including Warner Brothers, MGM, and Columbia, and appeared in many classic movies, including The Three Musketeers with Gene Kelly, Lust for Gold with Ida Lapino and Glen Ford, and Teachers Pet with Doris Day and Clark Gable.
The quality and variety of his work was such that he acquired many nominations and awards. But from the inside looking out, Gig was a troubled and deeply insecure man. While many would have enjoyed the kind of success Gig experienced in Hollywood, Gig the product of a troubled childhood, suffered from regular bouts of despondency, depression, alcoholism and fear, due mainly to his constant concern that he was always cast as the second lead, the guy who always lost the girl, and not the guy who won the girl and thereby was the star.
His anxiety driven attitude scuppered his mental health, his marriages and his career and ultimatley led to the end of his life in the most horrendous of circumstances.
In this episode of CHMTC , Mrs Classic Film Fan will tell the story of the life and career of of Gig Young a classic Hollywood tragedy.
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