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Faron Young(1932-1996)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Soundtrack
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Faron Young
Faron Young was born on 25 February 1932 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Country Style, U.S.A. (1957), tt1714206 and Walk the Line (2005). He was previously married to Hilda Margo Macon. He died on 10 December 1996 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornFebruary 25, 1932
DiedDecember 10, 1996(64)
BornFebruary 25, 1932
DiedDecember 10, 1996(64)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations

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Faron Young in Raiders of Old California (1957)

Known for:

Country Style, U.S.A. (1957)
Country Style, U.S.A.
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("A World So Full of Love", "I'll Be Alright (In the Morning)", "Is She All You Thought She'd Be", "Hey Good Lookin'", "All Right", "Sweet Dreams", "I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die", "Country Girl", "Alone with You", "I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night", "Face to the Wall", "You'e Still Mine", And You're Not Even Gone", "When I've Learned Enough to Live I'll Be Old Enough to Die", (performer: "I Hear You Talkin'", "I Miss You Already, "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')", "Making Believe", "Your Old Used to Be", "Goin' Steady", "Tennessee Waltz", "Riverboat", "My Country Girl", "Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy", "Forget the Past", "Alone with You", "Bouquet of Roses", "That's the Way That I Feel", "Riverboat", "That's the Way It's Gotta Be", "Face to the Wall", "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young", "The Shrine of St. Cecelia", "Your Old Used To Be", "There's Not Any Like You Left", "I'll Be Alright (In the Morning)", "Sweet Dreams", "Forget the Past", "Is She All You Thought She'd Be", "A World So Full of Love", "Alone with You", "Every Time I'm Kissing You", "That's the Way I Feel", "Stop and Think of Me", "Vacation's Over", "How Long Has It Been" (uncredited), "I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die", "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)" (uncredited), "Sweet Dreams" (uncredited), "Mansion over the Hilltop" (uncredited), "I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)", uncredited)
Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller in tt1714206
The Spectacular Now
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young")
  • 2013
Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005)
Walk the Line
7.8
  • Soundtrack("I Miss You Already")
  • 2005
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
The People vs. Larry Flynt
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Hello Walls", "Country Girl")
  • 1996

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Actor

  • Bill Craig, Kristin Harmon, Stephanie Hill, and Leroy VanDyke in What Am I Bid? (1967)
    What Am I Bid?
    • Faron Young
    • 1967
  • Waylon Jennings in Nashville Rebel (1966)
    Nashville Rebel
    • Faron Young
    • 1966
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor in Country Music Holiday (1958)
    Country Music Holiday
    • Clyde Woods
    • 1958
  • Raiders of Old California (1957)
    Raiders of Old California
    • Marshal Faron Young
    • 1957
  • Lon Chaney Jr. and Bruce Bennett in Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956)
    Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
    • Faron Callaway
    • 1956
  • Angie Dickinson, Richard Arlen, and Faron Young in Hidden Guns (1956)
    Hidden Guns
    • Deputy Faron Young
    • 1956
  • Grand Ole Opry
    • TV Series
    • 1955

Additional Crew

  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    • singer
    • TV Series
    • 1970

Soundtrack

  • Archie Yates in Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
    Home Sweet Home Alone
    • performer: "O Come All Ye Faithful"
    • 2021
  • Cate Blanchett in Mrs. America (2020)
    Mrs. America
    • performer: "Beautiful Garden of Prayer"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Ryan Warren Smith in Lean on Pete (2017)
    Lean on Pete
    • performer: "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young"
    • 2017
  • Young Ones (2014)
    Young Ones
    • performer: "Hello Walls - 1995 Remaster"
    • 2014
  • Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller in tt1714206
    The Spectacular Now
    • performer: "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young"
    • 2013
  • Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
    True Blood
    • performer: "Hello Walls"
    • writer: "Hello Walls" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Opry Video Classics: Legends
    • performer: "Hello Walls"
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, and Matthew Beard in And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
    And When Did You Last See Your Father?
    • performer: "I'm Gonna Tell Santa on You"
    • 2007
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005)
    Walk the Line
    • performer: "I Miss You Already"
    • writer: "I Miss You Already"
    • 2005
  • Committed (2000)
    Committed
    • performer: "Hello Walls"
    • 2000
  • The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
    The People vs. Larry Flynt
    • performer: "Hello Walls", "Country Girl"
    • 1996
  • Melvin and Howard (1980)
    Melvin and Howard
    • performer: "Hello Walls"
    • 1980
  • Johnny Cash in The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
    The Johnny Cash Show
    • performer: "Goin' Steady"
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    • performer: "THE GUNS OF JOHNNY RONDO"
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • Porter Wagoner in The Porter Wagoner Show (1961)
    The Porter Wagoner Show
    • performer: "I've Got Precious Memories", "I Just Came To Get My Baby"
    • performer: "She Went a Little Bit Farther", "Wonderful World of Women"
    • TV Series
    • 1968–1969

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 25, 1932
    • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • December 10, 1996
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(suicide by gunshot)
  • Spouse
    • Hilda Margo Macon? - 1987 (divorced, 4 children)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Starred in a pilot for a proposed western series called "The Young Sheriff" about a young man who followed in his slain father's footsteps.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Young stipulated in his will that two of his sons each get $200,000. A daughter born out of wedlock got $50,000, while one son, Robyn, who'd testified against Faron in his divorce proceedings, received $1.
  • Nicknames
    • The Singing Sheriff
    • Hillbilly Heartthrob

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