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John Sacret Young (May 24, 1946 – June 3, 2021) was an American author, producer, director, and screenwriter primarily in television, perhaps best known for his work on the show China Beach. Young was nominated for seven Emmys and seven Writers Guild of America Awards , winning two WGA Awards.
Jun 26, 2021 · A skilled and prolific writer of books, television screenplays, movie scripts, opinion pieces and book reviews, Young died June 3 after a 10-month battle with brain cancer, his wife, Claudia Sloan, said.
Jun 17, 2021 · A skilled and prolific writer of books, television screenplays, movie scripts, opinion pieces and book reviews, Young died June 3 after a 10-month battle with brain cancer, his wife, Claudia...
- Steve Marble
Jun 25, 2021 · After their divorce, he married Ms. Sloan in 2010. Along with his wife, Mr. Young is survived by two sons, John and Riley; two daughters, Jeannette and Julia; a brother, Mason; and three ...
Jul 22, 2021 · John Sacret Young—the show’s other creator, whose cousin died in combat in Vietnam—added that Broyles’ original pitch was a half-hour comedy set in a hotel in Saigon.
Jun 7, 2021 · Young is survived by his wife, Claudia Sloan; his brother, Mason and his wife, Beth Gragg; his sister-in-law, Denise; his children Jacy Levine, Jake Young and Julia Young-Cruise, and their...
John Sacret Young, a writer and producer who was behind the television series “China Beach,” set at a Vietnam War military hospital, and whose work often explored the psychological wounds of war, died June 3 at his home in Brentwood, California. He was 75. The cause was brain cancer, his wife, Claudia Sloan, said.
