# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gig-young
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:22:58.291Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gig-young"
name: "Gig Young"
slug: "gig-young"
description: "Gig Young was an American actor. He was active in film, television, and theatre from the late 1930's through the 1970's, and was initially known for his portrayals of characters with \"light-hearted sophistication.\" He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), with two previous nominations for Come Fill the Cup (1952) and Teacher's Pet (1959)."
tagline: "American actor (1913–1978)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gig_Young_-_1953.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1913-11-04"
deathDate: "1978-10-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.228839618061175
  historical:           22.970972
  currentAttention:     8.56
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0949574"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump