E.V. Young

Ernest Vanderpoel (Eevee) Young  (1879-1955) was born in Florence, Italy of Scottish parents, and began his career on the stage in London in 1906. By 1911, he had relocated to Canada to establish a business career. At the time he commissioned his house, he was an agent for the North Pacific Lumber Company. By the 1930s he was again involved in the entertainment industry, this time as a performer in the new medium of radio. Young also acted as a theatrical producer and was one of the founders of the Vancouver Little Theatre and the Theatre Under the Stars.