Gig Young, Actor: They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents. Young is also remembered by many James Dean fans for the "driving safety" interview made shortly before Dean's fatal car accident in September, 1955. Duke is appalled when his younger brother (Robert Redford), a law student, catches the fever too- …

Young’s death wish was more than evident to pals as they witnessed the terrible slow descent of a once-bright star. Tabs. Duke's wife is cold and aristocratic, fed up with his habits. Al Lewis View Interview. Gig Young was born Byron Barr to parents John and Emma Barr in Minnesota, and raised in Washington, DC, where he developed a passion for theatre while appearing in high school plays.

Gig Young.

But not before Young took the symbol of his faded dreams with him – his wife – and then, a bullet to his own brain. Who talks about this person.

Dean wears a cowboy outfit while playing with a lasso and counseling the audience to drive carefully. 02:26. After gaining some amateur experience, he applied for and received a scholarship to the acclaimed Southern California's Pasadena Community Playhouse. Professional gambler Duke Marsden (Gig Young) bitterly treads in his father's footsteps, which led to tragedy. Gig Young made his mark as a character actor, but it is his eerie interview with James Dean — where Dean discusses driving safety shortly before his death in a … “Gig was a wasted human being…he was like a manic-depressive and paranoid,” a source said.