Dalene Young
Born:
1939-06-29
From:
Hawaii, USA
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).
Acting
Writing
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Baby Luv
The Last Dance
Going Home
Silk Hope
Locked in Silence
Cab to Canada
Evidence of Blood
Journey of the Heart
The Baby-Sitters Club
Is There Life Out There?
The Yarn Princess
A Message from Holly
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
Living a Lie
I Love You Perfect
The People Across the Lake
Why Me?
Cross Creek
Will There Really Be a Morning?
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Little Darlings
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Pale Horse Pale Rider
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Little Darlings
The Plutonium Incident