Robert de Young
Dr. Robert de Young has postgraduate qualifications in literary studies and has taught extensively in Australian universities in radio production, television and documentary production, film, and literary studies. He has worked for ABC radio and television as a director, producer, and executive producer before working freelance as a writer, producer, and director of documentary films. He has made feature-length films about actors Errol Flynn, Peter Finch, Rod Taylor, Jerry Lewis, rock...See more
Dr. Robert de Young has postgraduate qualifications in literary studies and has taught extensively in Australian universities in radio production, television and documentary production, film, and literary studies. He has worked for ABC radio and television as a director, producer, and executive producer before working freelance as a writer, producer, and director of documentary films. He has made feature-length films about actors Errol Flynn, Peter Finch, Rod Taylor, Jerry Lewis, rock journalist Lillian Roxon, producer Sam Spiegel, and the hundred-year history of Tarzan in film, television, and popular culture. These films have screened in international film festivals and been broadcast throughout the world. Robert currently works for the Estate of Leonard Cohen in Los Angeles as an archivist and creative producer. See less
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