Dalene Young
Known for: Writing
Born: June 28, 1939 in Hawaii, U.S. - Died: May 8, 2025
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
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Will There Really Be a Morning?
Hairdresser
Juke Box Racket
Betty
Sonny Boy
Doc Wallace
Baby Luv
Elizabeth
Teen Lust
Mother
Pig
Jezebel
Grimm
Charlotte
Why Me?
Writer
Silk Hope
Teleplay
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Teleplay
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
Writer
Panic in Echo Park
Writer
The Plutonium Incident
Screenplay
Journey of the Heart
Writer
Deadman's Curve
Screenplay
Evidence of Blood
Teleplay
The Baby-Sitters Club
Screenplay
Locked in Silence
Writer
I Love You Perfect
Writer
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Writer
Is There Life Out There?
Writer
The People Across the Lake
Story
Living a Lie
Teleplay
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
Teleplay