- Studied acting with Earl Hyman and Salem Ludwig at HB Studios, New York; and also at Beatrice Straight's Chekhov Studio. Collaborated with Hugh Downs, and recorded his only work for piano "An Old Familiar Air", for the Americus label. Spent time with Ava Gardner in London in the late 1970s. Performed Richard Strauss's "Enoch Arden", a melodrama for narrator and piano with actors Reni Santoni and Michael York. Recorded and produced Strauss's melodrama "Enoch Arden" with Michael York, for Americus Records, 2002.
- Toured Europe and the US with Michael York in Richard Strauss' melodrama "Enoch Arden", following their recording of the work on the Americus label.
- Came close, but not close enough, to selling his Greenwich Village townhouse in New York to Matthew Broderick, Richard Gere, and Lili Tomlin. Eventually sold it to the Onassis family.
- More than thirty-five years after meeting on the set of "Enter Laughing", John Bell Young reconnected with actor Reni Santoni to perform Strauss' melodrama "Enoch Arden" in San Jose, California.
- Graduated from the Putney School in Putney Vermont in 1971 which he attended alongside actors Ken Olin and Tim Daly. Other Putney School alumni who went on to distinguished careers in film and theater include Tea Leoni, Wallace Shawn, Errol Morris, Jeffrey Jones, Chris Eigeman, and Felicity Huffman. Matthew Broderick's character in "The Freshman" was an alumnus of the Putney School.
- One of only two distinguished professional musicians to perform and record the musical compositions of Hugh Downs. The other was Yo-Yo Ma.
- One of only two distinguished professional musicians to perform and record the musical compositions of Hugh Downs. The other was Yo-Yo Ma.
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