What is Alan Young?
{{Infobox person | image = Alan Young circa 1944.JPG | caption = Young in 1944 | birthname = Alan Young | birth_date = {{birth date|1919|11|19}} | birth_place = [[North Shields]], [[Northumberland]], [[England]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|5|19|1919|11|19}} | death_place = [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]], [[California]], [[United States|US]] | death_cause = | known for = Wilbur Post in ''[[Mister Ed]]''<br>Voice of [[Scrooge McDuck]] | occupation = {{flatlist| * Actor * voice actor * comedian * radio host * television host }} | yearsactive = 1939–2016 | spouse = Mary Anne Grimes <br>(m. 1941&ndash;1947; divorced) <br> Virginia McCurdy <br> (m. 1948–1995; divorced) <br> Mary Chipman <br> (m. 1996–1997; divorced) | children = 4 | agent = TGMD Talent Agency | website = http://www.mister-ed.tv/ | awards = [[Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor]] }} '''Alan Young''' (November 19, 1919 &ndash; May 19, 2016) was a British-born Canadian-American actor, comedian, radio host and television host. He is best known for his role as Wilbur Post in ''[[Mister Ed]]'', and as the voice of [[Scrooge McDuck]] in many [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] television shows and animated movies. He won an [[Emmy Award]] in 1950. Young was born on November 19, 1919 in [[North Shields]], [[Northumberland]], [[England]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Bob|title=Comic Alan Young Critical of TV|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WW1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VhAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5217,4930447&dq=alan-young&hl=en|newspaper=The Milwaukee Sentinel|date=June 10, 1959|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-date=January 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108002707/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WW1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VhAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5217,4930447&dq=alan-young&hl=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was raised in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]. He was married to Mary Anne Grimes from 1941 until they divorced in 1947. Then he was married to Virginia McCurdy from 1948 unt