In the title compound, C(19)H(16)N(2)O(2), the benzene ring and the naphthyl ring system form a dihedral angle of 8.7 (3)° and an intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming C(4) chains propagating in [001].