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Alan Young (born Angus Young; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was an English-Canadian-American actor, comedian, radio and television host, whom TV Guide called "the Charlie Chaplin of television". Young was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England, to Scottish parents. He suffered from severe asthma as a child, which kept him bedridden for long periods of time. During this time, he developed a love of radio, and began performing on local radio stations in his teens. In 1941, Young moved to the United States, where he continued his radio career. He also began appearing in television shows, and in 1950, he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor for his role in the sitcom The Alan Young Show. Young's most famous role was as Wilbur Post in the television comedy Mister Ed (1961–1966). The show was about a man who could talk to his talking horse, and it was a huge success, running for five seasons. Young's performance in the show earned him another Emmy Award nomination. After Mister Ed, Young continued to work in television and film. He also provided the voice of Scrooge McDuck for Disney from 1974 until his death in 2016. Young was a versatile actor who was equally adept at comedy and drama. He was also a talented musician, and released several albums of music. Young was married three times and had four children. He died in 2016 at the age of 96.

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for 7-ZRK-7 in Gatchaman: Battle of the Planets - Volume I
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In the near future, dark forces once driven back into the shadows by all soldiers of democracy and peace have regrouped under an alien intelligence known as Leader X. Numerous attacks upon bastions of life upon the Earth and her numerous space colonies by the alien terrorist empire of the planets Spectra and Selectol in the faraway Andromeda Galaxy known as Galactor have reached a breaking point. Needing to find a solution fast, the Intergalactic Science Organization of the Galactic Federation assembles fives youths to unite as a Science Ninja Team or G-Force named Gatchaman to help the United Nations take the fight to Galactor. Using their new bird-themed superpowers and arsenal; Ken, Joe, Jun, Jinpei and Ryu become the Red Eagle G-1, Blue Condor G-2, Pink Swan G-3, Yellow Swallow G-4 and Green Owl G-5 battling against the Startroops and Iron Beast Mechas which threaten the ISO's Mantle Project designed to help terraform distant colonies and supply sustainable life resources. All the while, they have to learn to work as a team in order to track down Galactor's secret base and destroy its leadership before more people are killed.


