Dalene Young
Known for: Writing
Born: June 29, 1939
Died: May 9, 2025
Place of birth: Hawaii, USA
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).
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Filmography
34 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
6.6
Pig
2021
8.3
Grimm
20119.0
Baby Luv
2000
7.7
The Last Dance
2000
6.5
Going Home
2000
7.0
Silk Hope
1999
6.1
Locked in Silence
1999
6.3
Cab to Canada
1998
6.6
Evidence of Blood
1998
5.2
Journey of the Heart
1997
5.4
The Baby-Sitters Club
1995
6.0
Is There Life Out There?
1994
6.3
The Yarn Princess
1994
7.3
A Message from Holly
1992
NR
Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted
1992
10.0
Living a Lie
1991
10.0
I Love You Perfect
1989
4.9
Sonny Boy
1989
6.0
The People Across the Lake
1988
5.6
Why Me?
1984
6.6
Cross Creek
1983
7.0
Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983NR
Little Darlings
1982NR
Pale Horse Pale Rider
1981
6.9
Marilyn: The Untold Story
1980
6.5
Little Darlings
1980
6.5
The Plutonium Incident
1980
6.0
Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story
1979
4.1
Teen Lust
1978
5.4
Deadman's Curve
1978
6.3
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977
5.4
Panic in Echo Park
1977
5.5
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn
1977
5.4
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
1976
6.5
Juke Box Racket
1960