[1][2] Robert George Youngson, born in Brooklyn, New York, graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree in business administration.
This led to Youngson writing and producing a long series of historical short subjects for Warners, two of which won him Academy Awards.
Youngson's narration was nostalgic in tone, unlike the facetious commentaries that usually accompanied silent-film revivals like Gaslight Follies (1945) and Warners' compilations of Mack Sennett comedies.
This was a triumphant success, earning rave reviews from national columnists and receiving network exposure on TV talk shows.
Youngson also produced the following feature-length compilations: He died at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City on April 8, 1974 at age 56, survived by his wife Jeanne Keyes.