Robert Young Net Worth

#Fact1Robert Young is on page 50 of the 1926 Year Book of Lincoln High School, Los Angeles, California. Next to his name and picture are his accomplishments that include: Head Yell Leader, Commissioner (Boys' Sports), Playcrafters, Lead in Taming of the Shrew, Pals and Sherwood, Leading part in opera Briar Rose.2Acting mentor and friends of Elinor Donahue and James Brolin.3He escorted Anita Page to her 21st birthday party at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in 1931.4His wife of 61 years, Elizabeth Henderson, died on April 4, 1994.5On Father Knows Best (1954), he created the character of one of his co-stars, Elinor Donahue's character, Betty Anderson, after one of his real-life daughters.6Attended the same high school with John Huston.7Graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, California, in 1925.8After his last Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) TV reunion movie, he retired from acting at age 81.9Was friends with Jane Wyatt, Elena Verdugo, Shirley Temple, Pernell Roberts, Billie Burke, Ruth Hussey, Joan Crawford, Maureen O'Sullivan, Reginald Owen, Henry Hull, Laraine Day, Halliwell Hobbes and Florence Rice.10Had suffered depression for 45 years, beginning in 1946, and finally recovered in 1991, along with his wife, who was depressed herself.11His ex-Father Knows Best (1954) co-stars, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray and Elinor Donahue, all came to his 90th birthday party in 1997.12He was a lifelong member of the Republican party and was a solid supporter of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan.13He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard; for Radio at 1620 Vine Street; and for Television at 6360 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.14Best remembered by the public for his starring roles as Jim Anderson on Father Knows Best (1954) and the title character on Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969).15Today, those who fondly recall him in the archetypal 1950s family sitcom Father Knows Best (1954) may be surprised to learn that when the series debuted in 1954, the show did so poorly in the ratings that CBS canceled it in March of 1955. A flood of protests came from viewers insisting that the show be reinstated. The show was moved to an earlier time, and it gradually became a hit.16Was the fourth of five children born to Thomas and Margaret (Fyfe) Young. His family moved from his native Chicago to Seattle, Washington, when he was less than a year old.17His Irish Protestant carpenter father abandoned the family when Robert was 10 years old. He was a newspaper boy during this time in order to help the family income.18Living in Los Angeles by the age of 10, he attended Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, where he met his future wife Elizabeth. It was she who prodded the shy guy into trying acting at the Pasadena Community Playhouse after graduation.19MGM talent agents spotted him in a 1931 touring stage production of "The Ship" and signed him up.20Was employed as a bank clerk and a reporter during his fledgling actor days and even found extra work in Keystone Cops movies.21Was a favorite co-star among Tinseltown's biggest female stars, including Margaret Sullavan, Joan Crawford, Janet Gaynor, Loretta Young, Norma Shearer Katharine Hepburn and Claudette Colbert, primarily because his acting was always reliable, complimentary and professional...plus the fact that he never tried to steal the spotlight.22Did not renew his MGM contact after filming The Canterville Ghost (1944) and chose to free-lance instead. After a great start in post-war pictures, his film career declined rapidly and he wisely moved to radio in 1949 and eventually TV.23Took a seven year sabbatical from TV in 1962 following the failure of his second TV series Window on Main Street (1961). Triumphantly returned in 1969 as Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969).24His patented shyness and painful insecurity turned his social drinking into a chronic alcohol problem during his MGM years that lasted nearly three decades. He recovered with the aid and encouragement of his wife Elizabeth and through spiritual metaphysics (Science of Mind), not to mention Alcoholics Anonymous. He often held AA meetings in his home.25Attempted suicide in 1991 as a result of a chemical imbalance and while battling Alzheimer's disease and heart problems.26In later years, Robert and Elizabeth lived in a house in Westlake Village, California called "The Enchanted Cottage," named after the 1945 film in which he starred with Dorothy McGuire.27Had a nervous breakdown in 1966 and it took him nearly 4 years to recover.28Sold Sanka coffee on TV for 5 years.29Following his sobriety, he was once chosen Honorary Chairman of National Health Week.30He has four daughters: Betty Lou Gleason, Carol Proffitt, Barbara Beebe, and Kathy Young. He has six grandchildren.31Jim Anderson, Young's character on Father Knows Best (1954), was ranked #6 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].32Originating his Father Knows Best (1954) role on radio, he was the only member of the radio cast to transfer his role to TV.33Younger brother of actor Roger Moore (no relation to the popular British actor who is a former James Bond).34Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the Graceland section, lot #5905.35Suicide attempt due to alcoholism and depression. [1991]36Had 4 daughters with Betty Henderson. He was 17 and she was 14 when they met in high school.