Born in London, England. Began his career in British film at the age of 15 and graduated to cinematographer in the late 1920s. Young went on to illuminate a host of British and Anglo-American productions and enjoyed a productive long-term association with director David Lean, earning Oscars for his color photography on such lush spectacles as LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962), DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) and RYAN'S DAUGHTER (1970). Young also shot Vincente Minnelli's richly textured LUST FOR LIFE (1956) and Gene Kelly's INVITATION TO THE DANCE (1957), a film that integrated live action with animated footage. An octogenarian, Young directed his first film, ARTHUR'S HALLOWED GROUND, in 1985. Young was the first recipient of the American Society of Cinematographers' International Achievement Award in 1992. Some of Young's other notable screen credits include ROB ROY (1922, asst. camera), VICTORY (1928), THE BLUE DANUBE (1932), BITTER SWEET (1933), NELL GWYN (1934), ESCAPE ME NEVER (1935), GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS and NURSE EDITH CAVELL (both 1939), FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL (1941), CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA (1945), EDWARD, MY SON (1949), TREASURE ISLAND (1950), MOGAMBO and KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE (both 1953), BHOWANI JUNCTION (1956), INDISCREET and THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS (both 1958), SOLOMAN AND SHEBA (1959), GORGO (1961), LORD JIM (1965), YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967), THE TAMARIND SEED (1974), THE BLUE BIRD and LUTHER (both 1976), STEVIE (1978), BLOODLINE (1979), ROUGH CUT (1980) and his last film, INVITATION TO THE WEDDING (1985).  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1952: IVANHOE  Cinematography (Color) 1962: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA  Cinematography (Color) 1965: DOCTOR ZHIVAGO  Cinematography 1970: RYAN'S DAUGHTER  Nominated for Cinematography 1971: NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA 5 nominations, 3 Awards