Stark Young (October 11, 1881 – January 6, 1963) was an American teacher, playwright, novelist, painter, literary critic, translator, and essayist.

His mother, Mary Clark Starks, was a direct descendant of the McGehees, an old planter family; she died when he was nine years old.

Young's plays include: Guenevere, Addio, Madretta, At The Shrine, The Star In The Trees, Twilight Saint, The Dead Poet, The Seven Kings and the Wind, and The Queen of Sheba, to name a few.

The phenomenal successes of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind (1936) and its film adaptation of 1939 pushed Young's book into the background.

His paintings were shown in four important venues, including the Art Institute of Chicago, which purchased one of his works for its permanent collection.

He was the recipient of Creative Arts Medallion from Brandeis University and the Southeastern Theatre Conference's Distinguished Career Award.

Additionally, he received the Order of the Crown of Italy for a series of lectures on American theater.