Dalene Young
Writing
- Born
- June 29, 1939 · Hawaii, USA
- Died
- May 9, 2025 (age 85)
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
Little Darlings
March 21, 1980
The Baby-Sitters Club
August 18, 1995
Cross Creek
September 21, 1983
The People Across the Lake
October 3, 1988
Evidence of Blood
April 13, 1998
Deadman's Curve
February 3, 1978
The Yarn Princess
March 27, 1994
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
May 16, 1977
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
September 27, 1976
Panic in Echo Park
June 23, 1977
Journey of the Heart
March 2, 1997
Locked in Silence
January 1, 1999
Behind the camera30
- 2000Baby Luv Writer, Theatre Play
- 2000The Last Dance Writer
- 2000Going Home Co-Producer, Teleplay
- 1999Silk Hope Teleplay, Co-Producer
- 1999Locked in Silence Writer
- 1998Cab to Canada Teleplay, Co-Producer
- 1998Evidence of Blood Teleplay
- 1997Journey of the Heart Writer, Co-Producer
- 1995The Baby-Sitters Club Screenplay
- 1994Is There Life Out There?