
Dalene Young
Writing
Born: 1939-06-29 · Hawaii, USA
Died: 2025-05-09
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 tel
🎬 Movies (30)

Pig
2021
Jezebel
Baby Luv
2000
Elizabeth

Going Home
2000
Co-Producer

The Last Dance
2000
Writer

Silk Hope
1999
Teleplay

Locked in Silence
1999
Writer

Evidence of Blood
1998
Teleplay

Cab to Canada
1998
Teleplay

Journey of the Heart
1997
Writer

The Baby-Sitters Club
1995
Screenplay

Is There Life Out There?
1994
Writer

The Yarn Princess
1994
Writer

A Message from Holly
1992
Teleplay

Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
1992
Writer

Living a Lie
1991
Teleplay

Sonny Boy
1989
Doc Wallace

I Love You Perfect
1989
Writer

The People Across the Lake
1988
Story

Why Me?
1984
Writer

Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983
Hairdresser

Cross Creek
1983
Screenplay
Little Darlings
1982
Characters
Pale Horse Pale Rider
1981
Writer

Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
Teleplay

The Plutonium Incident
1980
Screenplay

Little Darlings
1980
Screenplay

Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
1979
Teleplay

Teen Lust
1978
Mother

Deadman's Curve
1978
Screenplay

Panic in Echo Park
1977
Writer
