Biography
A graduate of Stanford University, screenwriter Waldemar Young entered films in 1917. During the silent era, Young frequently collaborated with
Tod Browning, penning the scenarios for such
Lon Chaney vehicles as
The Unholy Three (1925),
The Unknown (1927), and
London After Midnight (1927). At Paramount in the 1930s, he worked frequently for Cecil B. De Mille, contributing to the screenplays of
Sign of the Cross (1932),
Cleopatra (1934), and
The Crusades (1935), among others. In 1935, Waldemar Young shared an Academy Award nomination for Lives of the Bengal Lancers. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide