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Dalene Young

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 telefilm Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992).

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1939-06-29

Place of Birth

Hawaii, U.S.

Cast


Crew

Will There Really Be a Morning?

Will There Really Be a Morning?

19837.0 / 10

Juke Box Racket

Juke Box Racket

19606.0 / 10

Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy

19894.9 / 10

Baby Luv

Baby Luv

200010.0 / 10

Teen Lust

Teen Lust

19783.6 / 10

Pig

Pig

20216.7 / 10

Why Me?

Why Me?

19845.4 / 10

Silk Hope

Silk Hope

19994.0 / 10

Marilyn: The Untold Story

Marilyn: The Untold Story

19808.2 / 10

Baby Luv

Baby Luv

200010.0 / 10

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

19765.4 / 10

Panic in Echo Park

Panic in Echo Park

19774.9 / 10

The Plutonium Incident

The Plutonium Incident

19805.0 / 10

Journey of the Heart

Journey of the Heart

19975.4 / 10

Will There Really Be a Morning?

Will There Really Be a Morning?

19837.0 / 10

Deadman's Curve

Deadman's Curve

19785.9 / 10

Evidence of Blood

Evidence of Blood

19986.4 / 10

The Baby-Sitters Club

The Baby-Sitters Club

19955.4 / 10

Locked in Silence

Locked in Silence

19996.0 / 10

I Love You Perfect

I Love You Perfect

19890.0 / 10

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

19775.4 / 10

Is There Life Out There?

Is There Life Out There?

19945.0 / 10

The People Across the Lake

The People Across the Lake

19885.8 / 10

Living a Lie

Living a Lie

19910.0 / 10

Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story

Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story

19796.0 / 10

Cab to Canada

Cab to Canada

19986.0 / 10

Going Home

Going Home

20005.3 / 10

Cross Creek

Cross Creek

19836.6 / 10

A Message from Holly

A Message from Holly

19926.0 / 10

Little Darlings

Little Darlings

19806.4 / 10

Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted

Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted

19920.0 / 10

The Yarn Princess

The Yarn Princess

19946.4 / 10

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

19775.9 / 10

The Last Dance

The Last Dance

20007.6 / 10

Little Darlings

Little Darlings

19820.0 / 10

Pale Horse Pale Rider

Pale Horse Pale Rider

19810.0 / 10