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| birth_place = [[Sacramento, California]], USA
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'''A.P. Younger'''; born Andrew Percy Younger (September 25, 1890 – November 29, 1931) was an American [[screenwriter]]. He wrote for 60 films between 1919 and 1931. He was born in [[Sacramento, California]] and committed suicide on November 29, 1931, in [[Hollywood, California]].
'''A.P. Younger'''; born Andrew Percival Younger (September 25, 1890 – November 29, 1931) was an American [[screenwriter]] active during the [[silent era]] and early [[sound film|sound]] period. He worked for [[Universal Pictures]] on a number of productions, and also wrote for other studios including [[Tiffany Pictures|Tiffany]] and [[Metro Pictures|Metro]].

He was born in [[Sacramento, California]], and he wrote for 60 films between 1919 and 1931. Younger shot himself to death by accident on November 29, 1931, at his private residence at 145 Beachwood Drive in [[Windsor Square, Los Angeles|Windsor Square]], [[Los Angeles, California]].<ref name="latimesobit">{{cite news |title=Screen Writer Shot To Death. A. P. Younger, Dialogue Man, Slain Testing Pistol. Accident Caused by Effort to Quiet Barking Dog. Stepson Rushes to Aid After Fatal Shell Explosion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/380281660/?terms=%22A.%2BP.%2BYounger%22 |access-date=January 29, 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=November 30, 1931|page=15|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name="stlouispostdispatchobit">{{cite news |title=A. P. Younger, Film Writer, Kills Self By Accident |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/138849310/?terms=%22A.%2BP.%2BYounger%22 |access-date=January 29, 2020 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=November 30, 1931|page=6|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Fair and Warmer (1919 film)|Fair and Warmer]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Fair and Warmer (1919 film)|Fair and Warmer]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Are All Men Alike?]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Dangerous to Men]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Misfit Wife]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Kiss (1921 film)|The Kiss]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Moonlight Follies]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Desperate Youth]]'' (1921)
* ''[[All Dolled Up (film)|All Dolled Up]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Man Tamer]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Rich Girl, Poor Girl]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Rich Girl, Poor Girl]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Galloping Kid]]'' (1922) (scenario)
* ''[[The Galloping Kid]]'' (1922) (scenario)
* ''[[The Lone Hand (1922 film)|The Lone Hand]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Lone Hand (1922 film)|The Lone Hand]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Flirt (1922 film)|The Flirt]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Trouper]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Abysmal Brute (film)|The Abysmal Brute]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Drifting (1923 film)|Drifting]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Drifting (1923 film)|Drifting]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Why Men Leave Home]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Why Men Leave Home]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Torrent (1924 film)|The Torrent]]'' (1924)
* ''[[Adventure (1925 film)|Adventure]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Adventure (1925 film)|Adventure]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Souls for Sables]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Souls for Sables]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Under the Rouge]]'' (1925)
* ''[[Morals for Men]]'' (1925)
* ''[[College Days (1926 film)|College Days]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Midnight Sun (1926 film)|The Midnight Sun]]'' (1926)
* ''[[The Beautiful Cheat (1926 film)|The Beautiful Cheat]]'' (1926)
* ''[[Brown of Harvard (1926 film)|Brown of Harvard]]'' (1926) (scenario)
* ''[[Brown of Harvard (1926 film)|Brown of Harvard]]'' (1926) (scenario)
* ''[[Slide, Kelly, Slide]]'' (1927) (scenario)
* ''[[Slide, Kelly, Slide]]'' (1927) (scenario)
* ''[[Forbidden Hours]]'' (1928)
* ''[[Sally (1929 film)|Sally]]'' (1929) (uncredited scenario)
* ''[[Sally (1929 film)|Sally]]'' (1929) (uncredited scenario)
* ''[[The Girl Said No (1930 film)|The Girl Said No]]'' (1930) (story)
* ''[[The Girl Said No (1930 film)|The Girl Said No]]'' (1930) (story)
* ''[[Sunny Skies (film)|Sunny Skies]]'' (1930) (story)
* ''[[The Single Sin]]'' (1931)
* ''[[The Single Sin]]'' (1931)
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:40, 30 August 2023

A.P. Younger
BornSeptember 25, 1890
Sacramento, California, US
DiedNovember 29, 1931(1931-11-29) (aged 41)
Los Angeles, California, US
Years active1919–1931

A.P. Younger; born Andrew Percival Younger (September 25, 1890 – November 29, 1931) was an American screenwriter active during the silent era and early sound period. He worked for Universal Pictures on a number of productions, and also wrote for other studios including Tiffany and Metro.

He was born in Sacramento, California, and he wrote for 60 films between 1919 and 1931. Younger shot himself to death by accident on November 29, 1931, at his private residence at 145 Beachwood Drive in Windsor Square, Los Angeles, California.[1][2]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Screen Writer Shot To Death. A. P. Younger, Dialogue Man, Slain Testing Pistol. Accident Caused by Effort to Quiet Barking Dog. Stepson Rushes to Aid After Fatal Shell Explosion". The Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1931. p. 15. Retrieved January 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A. P. Younger, Film Writer, Kills Self By Accident". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 30, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved January 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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