Biography
Dalene Young (June 29, 1939 — May 9, 2025) was an American screenwriter, producer, and occasional actor. She was best known for writing the coming-of-age comedy-drama Little Darlings (1980), featuring Tatum O’Neal and Kristy McNichol, and the Mary Steenburgen-starring drama Cross Creek (1983).
Young received a Daytime Emmy nomination for co-writing the Showtime children’s special Locked in Silence (1999) and landed a Christopher Award and a Humanitas Prize nomination for her work on the NBC telefilm Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992).
Filmography
all 36
Movies 35
Writer 12
Producer 9
Screenplay 5
TV Shows 1
Jezebel
Pig (2021)
Movie
10
Charlotte
Grimm (2011)
TV
6.35
Elizabeth / Writer / Theatre Play
Baby Luv (2000)
Movie
Co-Producer / Teleplay
Going Home (2000)
Movie
Teleplay / Co-Producer
Silk Hope (1999)
Movie
Teleplay / Co-Producer
Cab to Canada (1998)
Movie
10
Teleplay
Evidence of Blood (1998)
Movie
Writer / Co-Producer
Journey of the Heart (1997)
Movie
Screenplay
The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
Movie
5.46
Writer / Co-Producer
The Yarn Princess (1994)
Movie
Teleplay / Co-Producer
A Message from Holly (1992)
Movie
Teleplay / Story / Co-Producer
Living a Lie (1991)
Movie
Co-Producer / Writer
I Love You Perfect (1989)
Movie
Doc Wallace
Sonny Boy (1989)
Movie
Story / Co-Producer / Teleplay
The People Across the Lake (1988)
Movie
Writer
Why Me? (1984)
Movie
Screenplay
Cross Creek (1983)
Movie
Hairdresser / Writer
Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)
Movie
Characters
Little Darlings (1982)
Movie
Screenplay
Little Darlings (1980)
Movie
Screenplay
The Plutonium Incident (1980)
Movie
Mother
Teen Lust (1978)
Movie
Screenplay
Deadman's Curve (1978)
Movie
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1939-06-29
Deathday2025-05-09 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceHawaii, U.S.
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