Young was director of the Nfts from 1971-92.
Colin Young, the founding director of the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts), has passed away aged 94.
According to a statement from the Nfts, Young died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Saturday (November 27).
Young was born in Glasgow in 1927. He started off writing film and theatre reviews in Aberdeen, before heading to Los Angeles to study film at UCLA. After graduating, he worked as a technician at the university, and eventually made his way up through various departments to be put in charge of the Department of Theatre Arts,...
Colin Young, the founding director of the UK’s National Film and Television School (Nfts), has passed away aged 94.
According to a statement from the Nfts, Young died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Saturday (November 27).
Young was born in Glasgow in 1927. He started off writing film and theatre reviews in Aberdeen, before heading to Los Angeles to study film at UCLA. After graduating, he worked as a technician at the university, and eventually made his way up through various departments to be put in charge of the Department of Theatre Arts,...
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