Dalene Young

Writing·Jun 29, 1939·Hawaii, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
Pig2021 · Jezebel	Jezebel
BBaby Luv2000 · Elizabeth, Writer	Elizabeth, Writer
The Last Dance2000 · Writer	Writer
Locked in Silence1999 · Writer	Writer
Journey of the Heart1997 · Writer	Writer
The Baby-Sitters Club1995 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Is There Life Out There?1994 · Writer	Writer
The Yarn Princess1994 · Writer	Writer
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted1992 · Writer	Writer
I Love You Perfect1989 · Writer	Writer
Sonny Boy1989 · Doc Wallace	Doc Wallace
Why Me?1984 · Writer	Writer
Cross Creek1983 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Will There Really Be a Morning?1983 · Hairdresser, Writer	Hairdresser, Writer
PPale Horse Pale Rider1981 · Writer	Writer
Little Darlings1980 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Plutonium Incident1980 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Teen Lust1978 · Mother	Mother
Deadman's Curve1978 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.1977 · Writer	Writer
Panic in Echo Park1977 · Writer	Writer
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway1976 · Writer	Writer
Juke Box Racket1960 · Betty	Betty