Dalene Young
Writing
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).
Born: June 29, 1939 · Hawaii, U.S.
Filmography (17)
Pig
2021
Actor: Jezebel
TV
Grimm
2011
Actor: Charlotte
Locked in Silence
1999
Writer
Evidence of Blood
1998
Teleplay
Journey of the Heart
1997
WriterCo-Producer
The Baby-Sitters Club
1995
Screenplay
The Yarn Princess
1994
WriterCo-Producer
Sonny Boy
1989
Actor: Doc Wallace
The People Across the Lake
1988
StoryCo-Producer+1
Why Me?
1984
Writer
Cross Creek
1983
Screenplay
Little Darlings
1980
Screenplay
Teen Lust
1978
Actor: Mother
Deadman's Curve
1978
Screenplay
Panic in Echo Park
1977
Writer
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977
Story
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976
Writer