By Penny Bancroft
Mary Sean Young (born November 20, 1959) is an American actress. She is particularly known for working in science fiction films, although she has performed roles in a variety of genres.
Young’s early roles include the independent romance Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980) and the comedy feature Stripes (1981), the latter being a commercial success. Her breakthrough role was that of Rachael in Blade Runner (1982). She then portrayed the character of Chani in the science fiction film Dune (1984), led the neo-noir No Way Out (1987), played Kate in Wall Street (1987), and had starring roles in the comedies Fatal Instinct (1993) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994).
Young was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Donald Young Jr., a television producer and journalist, and Lee Guthrie (Mary Lee Kane), a screenwriter, public relations executive, and journalist. Young attended Cleveland Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, but did not graduate.
This was followed by the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. She also attended the School of American Ballet in New York City. Before becoming an actress, Young worked as a model and ballet dancer.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
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Born
- Oliver Wolcott (politician) –
- Norman Thomas (social reformer) –
- Edwin Powell Hubble (astronomer) –
- Alistair Cooke (journalist) –
- Gene Tierney (actress) –
- Maya Plisetskaya (Russian ballerina) –
- Robert F. Kennedy (politician) –
- Dick Smothers (comedian) –
- Joe Biden (46th U.S. president) –
- Veronica Hamel (actress) –
- Joe Walsh (musician) –
- Sean Young (actress) –
- Ming-Na (actress) –
- Joel McHale (actor) –
- J. D. Drew (baseball player) –
- Dominique Dawes (gymnast) –
Died
- Harriot Stanton Blatch (U.S. suffragette) –
- John McEwen (18th Prime Minister of Australia) –
- Robert Altman (director) –
Events
- The final ride of the Pony Express completed–
- J. Haven & C. Hettrich patented a whirligig (yo-yo)–
- William Bundy received patent for employees’ time recorder–
- Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, incorporated as a city–
- Fire wiped out most of business district in Oceana, West Virginia–
- Photos required for U.S. passports–
- Tucson Municipal Flying Field in Arizona became the first municipal airport in the United States–
- First nighttime photograph taken from an airplane occurred over Rochester, NY–
- The Alcan Highway was dedicated at Soldier’s Summit in the Yukon Territory–
- Nuremberg Trials begin in Germany, an international military tribunal, trying Nazi offenders for crimes against peace, humanity and the laws of war.–
- Princess Elizabeth (later to be known as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten–
- The musical, Cabaret, premiered at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York–
- The United States Department of Justice headquarters building dedicated as the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building–
- The Wizard of Oz Munchkins received a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame–
- A 2.4-magnitude earthquake shook Portsmouth, New Hampshire–
- Green Giant set a new Guinness World Record for largest green bean casserole. The concoction weighed 1,009 pounds! The dish was then served to people in need in the New York area through Citymeals on Wheels.–
Weather
- Tornadoes in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee caused extensive damage and killed 73 people–
- Eighteen inches of snow at Paradise, Michigan–
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