Writing
Dalene Young
Born 29 June 1939 in Hawaii, USA · Died 9 May 2025
46 credits
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
Writing 30
- 2000The Last DanceFilmWriter
- 2000Going HomeFilmTeleplay
- 2000Baby LuvFilmTheatre Play, Writer
- 1999Locked in SilenceFilmWriter
- 1999Silk HopeFilmTeleplay
- 1998Evidence of BloodFilmTeleplay
- 1998Cab to CanadaFilmTeleplay
- 1997Journey of the HeartFilmWriter
- 1995The Baby-Sitters ClubFilmScreenplay
- 1994The Yarn PrincessFilmWriter
- 1994Is There Life Out There?FilmWriter
- 1992A Message from HollyFilmTeleplay
- 1992Jonathan: The Boy Nobody WantedFilmWriter
- 1991Living a LieFilmStory, Teleplay
- 1989I Love You PerfectFilmWriter
- 1988The People Across the LakeFilmStory, Teleplay
- 1984Why Me?FilmWriter
- 1983Cross CreekFilmScreenplay
- 1983Will There Really Be a Morning?FilmWriter
- 1982Little DarlingsFilmCharacters
- 1981Pale Horse Pale RiderFilmWriter
- 1980Little DarlingsFilmScreenplay
- 1980Marilyn: The Untold StoryFilmTeleplay
- 1980The Plutonium IncidentFilmScreenplay
- 1979Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze StoryFilmTeleplay
- 1978Deadman's CurveFilmScreenplay
- 1977Alexander: The Other Side of DawnFilmStory
- 1977Panic in Echo ParkFilmWriter
- 1977Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.FilmWriter
- 1976Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage RunawayFilmWriter
Acting 7
Production 9
- 2000Going HomeFilmCo-Producer
- 1999Silk HopeFilmCo-Producer
- 1998Cab to CanadaFilmCo-Producer
- 1997Journey of the HeartFilmCo-Producer
- 1994The Yarn PrincessFilmCo-Producer
- 1992A Message from HollyFilmCo-Producer
- 1991Living a LieFilmCo-Producer
- 1989I Love You PerfectFilmCo-Producer
- 1988The People Across the LakeFilmCo-Producer
Filmography from TMDB.