Dalene Young
Biography
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 tel…
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Filmography
Acting (7)
Crew (42)
Movies (42)
The Last Dance
2000Writer
Going Home
2000Co-Producer
Going Home
2000Teleplay
Baby Luv
2000Theatre Play
Baby Luv
2000Writer
Locked in Silence
1999Writer
Silk Hope
1999Co-Producer
Silk Hope
1999Teleplay
Cab to Canada
1998Co-Producer
Cab to Canada
1998Teleplay
Evidence of Blood
1998Teleplay
Journey of the Heart
1997Co-Producer
Journey of the Heart
1997Writer
The Baby-Sitters Club
1995Screenplay
The Yarn Princess
1994Co-Producer
The Yarn Princess
1994Writer
Is There Life Out There?
1994Writer
A Message from Holly
1992Co-Producer
A Message from Holly
1992Teleplay
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
1992Writer
Living a Lie
1991Co-Producer
Living a Lie
1991Story
Living a Lie
1991Teleplay
I Love You Perfect
1989Co-Producer
I Love You Perfect
1989Writer
The People Across the Lake
1988Co-Producer
The People Across the Lake
1988Story
The People Across the Lake
1988Teleplay
Why Me?
1984Writer
Cross Creek
1983Screenplay
Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983Writer
Little Darlings
1982Characters
Pale Horse Pale Rider
1981Writer
Little Darlings
1980Screenplay
The Plutonium Incident
1980Screenplay
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980Teleplay
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
1979Teleplay
Deadman's Curve
1978Screenplay
Panic in Echo Park
1977Writer
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977Story
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977Writer
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976Writer
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