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Actor Gig Young was #BornOnThisDay Nov. 4, 1913.
Actor Gig Young was #BornOnThisDay Nov. 4, 1913. Remembered for his many films. A chronic alcoholic & depressed he passed in 1978, (age 64) from #suicide (gun), after #murdering his wife, Kim (age 31) of 3 weeks. #RIP #DepressionIsReal #GoneTooSoon #SuicideAwareness #truecrime
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James Dean and Gig Young Talk Auto Safety
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In 1955, America was in a tizzy about teenage rebellion and Hollywood had a newly minted spokesperson who could explain the angst contagion -- James Dean. Months before Rebel Without a Cause was release Dean was tapped to sit with Gig Young and tell America's troubled youth they should slow down on the highway. Ironically, he was killed in traffic accident a short time later.
17,206 views May 21, 2009
King Rose Archives
132K subscribers
In 1955, America was in a tizzy about teenage rebellion and Hollywood had a newly minted spokesperson who could explain the angst contagion -- James Dean. Months before Rebel Without a Cause was release Dean was tapped to sit with Gig Young and tell America's troubled youth they should slow down on the highway. Ironically, he was killed in traffic accident a short time later.
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