John Sacret Young, the author and producer best known for his work on “China Beach” and “The West Wing,” died on June 3 after a 10-month battle with brain cancer. He was 75.…
Young co-created “China Beach” with William Broyles Jr., serving as executive producer and showrunner on the much-lauded show about American combat nurses during the Vietnam War. Young received five Emmy and four Writers Guild Award nominations for his work on the ABC drama series, which ran from 1988-91, with star Dana Delany receiving two Emmy trophies and co-star Marg Helgenberger winning one.
Born on May 24, 1946, to Peggy and Bill Young, he grew up in Montclair, NJ., and Manomet, Mass., as the youngest of four siblings. After attending high school in Montclair, Young played football, hockey and lacrosse during his freshman year at Princeton. For his senior thesis, he wrote his first novel about two women working in the 1968 presidential campaign.
In addition to being a well-regarded showrunner, Young was an author known for writing deeply emotional stories about war and other major real-world events. He published a memoir about his cousin’s death in Vietnam titled “Remains: Non-Viewable,” which became a Los Angeles Times bestseller. His final book, “Pieces of Tinsel,” about his experiences in Hollywood, will be published posthumously in 2022.
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