Elaine Young—now there’s a name that doesn’t fade quietly into the background. Born smack in the middle of Hollywood’s golden era, January 13, 1935, Los Angeles. The city probably still echoes with her younger footsteps, honestly. She dipped her toes in just about everything—acting, producing—you name it. If you’ve ever stumbled across “Road to Revenge” (that wild 1993 flick), or maybe “Monaco Forever” from the early ‘80s (sort of a cult favorite for those in the know), you’ve caught a glimpse of her work. “Hollywood Women” also made the rounds in ’93, and yeah, Elaine left her fingerprint on that too. But, you know, movies were just one slice of her wild life pie. She had this whirlwind personal life, married four times—William A. Levey, Stanley Herbert Styne, Gig Young (yes, *that* Gig Young, old Hollywood fans), and Hillel Daniel Weisfeld (sometimes tagged as Whitman). She wasn’t one to do anything halfway, I guess. Her story winds down in the same city it started—Los Angeles. She died there, April 20, 2006. But the thing about Elaine Young? She sort of lingers in the margins. Not front-and-center like some, but if you look close, you’ll spot her name threaded through those quirky, offbeat corners of movie history. She never really fit the mold, and maybe that’s exactly why she stuck around in people’s memories.
Yeah, so you’ve got this Hollywood real estate agent who’s basically the go-to person for A-list stars. Not your average house hunter—her client list is wild. Sharon Tate? Yeah, she helped her find a place back in the day, and we’re talking about one of the most famous actresses of the ‘60s. Fast forward a few decades, and suddenly Angelina Jolie is showing up on her radar too. It’s like she’s got a secret map to every dreamy mansion in the hills, and all the celebs have her on speed dial. The kind of deals she handles? Not just million-dollar listings—these are the kind of places that end up in magazines and spark bidding wars you wouldn’t believe. It’s less selling houses, more matching legends to their perfect castles. And in Hollywood, where privacy and drama go hand in hand, she’s probably seen more secrets than a gossip columnist. Basically, she’s a legend in her own right, just without the paparazzi.
reference nGig Young, man, that guy had been chasing his own spotlight forever. You could see it in his eyes the night he snagged the Oscar—he wanted that moment so bad it almost hurt. And sure, he got the gold statue, but what did it actually get him? Not much, honestly. People kept shoving him into the same tired roles, always the sidekick, never the headliner. That Oscar, the thing that was supposed to make him, kinda broke him instead. It’s wild, right? You spend your whole career thinking one win will change everything, but for Gig, it slammed the door shut. Hollywood’s weird like that—one minute you’re on top, next thing you know, you’re yesterday’s news. The guy just wanted a movie that was his, something people would remember as “a Gig Young movie,” not just another footnote. Instead, that night was like the end credits rolling on his whole dream.
January 13, 1935
Konidela Ram Charan
Los Angeles, California, USA
Yes, Jennifer Young
90 years old