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name: "Robert Malcolm Young"
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born: "22 November 1924"
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# Robert Malcolm Young

Writer. Born 22 November 1924 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 22 November 1924, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- **Active:** 1966–1973
- **Also known as:** Robert M. Young, Malcolm Young, Robert Malcom Young
- **Works often with:** Alf Kjellin, Bernard L. Kowalski, Howard Berk, Jackson Gillis, Jerrold L. Ludwig, John T. Dugan

## Biography

Robert Malcolm Young is a Scottish writer and director. Born on 22 November 1924 in Edinburgh, he began his career in film and television in the early 1960s.

Young wrote the story and teleplay for the *Mission: Impossible* episode 'The Amnesiac' (1969). His other television credits include episodes of *Columbo* (1977), *The Streets of San Francisco* (1973–1977), *Kojak*, *Night Gallery* and *Trapper John, M.D.* He wrote the screenplay for the Disney film *Escape to Witch Mountain* (1975) and its 1995 television remake. Young also directed the feature *Trauma* (1962), which he wrote, and worked as a script consultant on series including *Then Came Bronson*.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Columbo* (1971), Fi1m 86, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Story, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *Escape to Witch Mountain* (1975), Screenplay
- *Night Gallery* (1970), Writer
- *Escape to Witch Mountain* (1995), Screenplay
- *Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land* (1983), Screenplay

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