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).
Known for
Writing30
Baby Luv
2000
Writer, Theatre Play
movieThe Last Dance
2000
Writer
movieGoing Home
2000
Teleplay
movieSilk Hope
1999
Teleplay
movieCab to Canada
1998
Teleplay
movieEvidence of Blood
1998
Teleplay
movieThe Baby-Sitters Club
1995
Screenplay
movieA Message from Holly
1992
Teleplay
movieLiving a Lie
1991
Teleplay, Story
movieThe People Across the Lake
1988
Story, Teleplay
movieWhy Me?
1984
Writer
movieCross Creek
1983
Screenplay
Little Darlings
1982
Characters
movieLittle Darlings
1980
Screenplay
movieThe Plutonium Incident
1980
Screenplay
movieDeadman's Curve
1978
Screenplay
Production9
movieGoing Home
2000
Co-Producer
movieSilk Hope
1999
Co-Producer
movieCab to Canada
1998
Co-Producer
movieJourney of the Heart
1997
Co-Producer
movieThe Yarn Princess
1994
Co-Producer
movieA Message from Holly
1992
Co-Producer
movieLiving a Lie
1991
Co-Producer
movieI Love You Perfect
1989
Co-Producer
movieThe People Across the Lake
1988
Co-Producer
Acting7
moviePig
2021
Jezebel
tvGrimm
2011
Charlotte
Baby Luv
2000
Elizabeth
movieSonny Boy
1989
Doc Wallace
movieWill There Really Be a Morning?
1983
Hairdresser
movieTeen Lust
1978
Mother
