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ing! ‘We’ve got to do something with that kid,’ he kept saying, meaning use her as a character somewhere, but we didn’t get around to it until the radio series two years later.” Born Robert George Young Feb. 22, 1907, one of five children of an Irish- American building contractor, Young acquired early the sense of responsi¬ bility mirrored in his TV character, Jim Anderson. At eight, in Chicago, he was helper on a grocery delivery truck; at 10, when the family moved to Los Angeles, and through high school, he worked part time at odd jobs. After graduation, he occupied a A veteran of 100-plus highly diver¬ sified movie roles, Young is not afraid that weekly appearances as a TV father will type him right off theater marquees. “I’ll do more movies,” he says, “as soon as we get far enough ahead on Father Knows Best.” This should put him back into nine-reelers fairly soon, since the series is being filmed at the rate of two shows every six days. This tempo bothers Young. He’d like the time to make the An- dersons “completely realistic.” The Andersons were convincing enough on radio to arouse the real Kathy’s acting instinct. She wanted TV family: from left, Lauren Chapin, Billy Gray, Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue. bank teller’s cubicle. It was there a former dramatics teacher found him. “This,” she said, “will never do. I’m going to give you a letter of introduc¬ tion to the Pasadena Playhouse.” Four years and 45 roles later, Young won the lead in a touring, non-Pasa¬ dena production. Signed to a five-year contract by M-G-M, he made his film bow, on loan, in another studio’s “The Black Camel,” first of the Charlie Chan mysteries with Warner Oland to audition for “her” role on TV, but Young wouldn’t let her. “I was afraid she’d get it,” he confesses. Young has also pointedly failed to encourage that urge-to-perform in Carol, now a teacher; Barbara, a stu¬ dent pianist who may go into concert work, and Betty Lou, who shows promise in art and music. “At present,” says Young, “one ham in the family is enough.” Even at home, father knows best. 19