Dalene Young
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- June 29, 1939
- Died
- May 9, 2025 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Hawaii, USA
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).
Known For
Filmography
Baby Luv
Movie · Writer, Theatre Play
Going Home
Movie · Teleplay
The Last Dance
Movie · Writer
Silk Hope
Movie · Teleplay
Locked in Silence
Movie · Writer
Evidence of Blood
Movie · Teleplay
Cab to Canada
Movie · Teleplay
Journey of the Heart
Movie · Writer
The Baby-Sitters Club
Movie · Screenplay
Is There Life Out There?
Movie · Writer
The Yarn Princess
Movie · Writer
A Message from Holly
Movie · Teleplay
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
Movie · Writer
Living a Lie
Movie · Teleplay, Story
I Love You Perfect
Movie · Writer
The People Across the Lake
Movie · Story, Teleplay
Why Me?
Movie · Writer
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Movie · Writer
Cross Creek
Movie · Screenplay
Little Darlings
Movie · Characters
Pale Horse Pale Rider
Movie · Writer
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Movie · Teleplay
The Plutonium Incident
Movie · Screenplay
Little Darlings
Movie · Screenplay
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
Movie · Teleplay
Deadman's Curve
Movie · Screenplay
Panic in Echo Park
Movie · Writer
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Movie · Writer
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
Movie · Story
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
Movie · Writer