# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-milton-young
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:12:28.543Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-milton-young"
name: "Robert Milton Young"
slug: "robert-milton-young"
description: "Robert Milton Young was an American film and television director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and producer. Young was considered a trailblazer in the independent filmmaking sector and for frequently casting Edward James Olmos in his movies, directing him in Alambrista! (1977), The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), Saving Grace (1986), Triumph of the Spirit (1989), Talent for the Game (1991), Roosters (1993), Slave of Dreams (1995), and Caught (1996). He produced Olmos's directorial debut, American Me (1992)."
tagline: "American film director (1924–2024)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/Publicity_Photo_of_Robert_M._Young.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1924-11-22"
deathDate: "2024-02-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.44
  momentum:             5.68627450980392
  historical:           11.625344
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0950001"
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    title: "رابرت ام. یانگ (کارگردان)"
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    title: "Янг, Роберт Милтон"
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    title: "Robert M. Young"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump