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Title: Alan Young papers (ARA)
Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 192
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
20 Linear Feet;
(24 boxes: 8 cartons, 3 document boxes, 8 flat boxes, 2 shoe boxes, 3 tubes)
Creator:
Young, Alan, 1919-2016
Date (inclusive): 1940s-2010s
Abstract: The Alan Young papers consists of materials pertaining to the career of Alan Young between 1940-2010. The material in this
collection are made up of scripts for radio, television, movies, plays and musicals, photographs, art work, memorabilia, magazines
and audio/visual materials. Some of Young's most notable works include
Mister Ed,
Androcles and the Lion,
Tom Thumb, and
The Time Machine. He was also the voice actor for characters like Scrooge McDuck and Farmer Smurf, among other performances.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library.
The Alan Young papers consists of 24 boxes, or 20 linear feet of materials pertaining to the career of Alan Young between
1940-2010. The materials in this collection are made up of scripts for radio, television, movies, plays and musicals, photographs,
art work, memorabilia, magazines and audio/visual recordings.
The collection is open for research.
The material in this collection are arranged in seven series by type.
- Series 1, Scripts
- Series 2, Personal Papers
- Series 3, Photographs
- Series 4, Musical Scores
- Series 5, Manuscripts
- Series 6, Publicity Material
- Series 7, Audio/Visual Material
Alan Young was born on November 19, 1919, in Tynemouth, England by the name of Angus Young. When he was around 6 or 7, he
and his family moved to Canda where, while bed-ridden from asthma from age 10-17, he found solice in listening to
The Jack Benny Program and other comedy radio shows. After a start in Canadian radio at the age of 13, Young moved to American radio with
The Alan Young Show in 1944. His film debut was
Margie in 1946 and a year later his radio show moved to TV. Other movies followed, including
Androcles and the Lion (1952),
Tom Thumb (1958), and
The Time Machine (1960). He is best known, however, for
Mister Ed (1961-1966), a CBS television series, in which he starred as Wilbur Post, the owner of Mr. Ed, a talking horse. Young's voice-over
roles include Scrooge McDuck in numerous Disney films and in the popular series
DuckTales and roles in
The Great Mouse Detective,
Batman: The Animated Series,
The Smurfs, and
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries. In 1997, he did the voice of Haggis McMutton in the PC game
The Curse of Monkey Island.
This collection forms part of the American Radio Archives (ARA), which documents the early history of broadcasting, with an
emphasis on California. The ARA was formerly housed at the Thousand Oaks Public Library and was owned and administered by
the Thousand Oaks Library Foundation. It was transferred to the UCSB Library in 2021.
[Identification of Item], Alan Young papers, PA Mss 192. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Forms part of the American Radio Archives (ARA).
Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through
the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to
the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator
and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department
of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of
California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is
not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.