Georgiana Young


Georgiana Paula Young was an American actress, the maternal younger half-sister of actresses Loretta Young, Polly Ann Young, and Sally Blane. She had a brief career in film, appearing alongside her sisters in the biographical drama The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, followed by bit parts in two other films.

Biography

Georgiana Young was born Georgiana Paula Belzer in Los Angeles on September 10, 1924, the daughter of George Uncus Belzer and Gladys Royal. Along with her half-sisters, she was raised Roman Catholic.
Young's acting career was short-lived, though she appeared in three films. Her debut role was as Berta Hubbard, sister of Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, in Irving Cummings's 1939 biographical film The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, opposite her sisters Loretta, Sally, and Polly Ann. She would later have bit parts in two other films: No, No, Nanette, and Border Incident, the latter of which starred her husband, actor Ricardo Montalbán, whom she married in 1944.

Personal life

After seeing her performance in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, actor Ricardo Montalbán became enamored with Young. The two subsequently met at a party in 1944, and married only days later.
They were married until her death in 2007 at age 83 from undisclosed causes. The couple had four children.

Filmography