Dalene Young
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, an...
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).
Known for
Pig2021 · Jezebel3.3ActuallyLike
Little Darlings1980 · Screenplay3.3
The Baby-Sitters Club1995 · Screenplay2.7
Cross Creek1983 · Screenplay3.3
Evidence of Blood1998 · Teleplay3.3
The People Across the Lake1988 · Story, Co-Producer, Teleplay3.0
Living a Lie1991 · Teleplay, Story, Co-Producer5.0
I Love You Perfect1989 · Writer, Co-Producer5.0ActuallyLike pages
Cast credits
Crew credits
Little Darlings1980 · Screenplay3.3The Baby-Sitters Club1995 · Screenplay2.7Cross Creek1983 · Screenplay3.3Evidence of Blood1998 · Teleplay3.3The People Across the Lake1988 · Story, Co-Producer, Teleplay3.0Living a Lie1991 · Teleplay, Story, Co-Producer5.0I Love You Perfect1989 · Writer, Co-Producer5.0
The Last Dance2000 · Writer3.9
The Yarn Princess1994 · Writer, Co-Producer3.1
Cab to Canada1998 · Teleplay, Co-Producer3.1
Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn1977 · Story2.8
Locked in Silence1999 · Writer3.1
Marilyn: The Untold Story1980 · Teleplay3.4
Deadman's Curve1978 · Screenplay2.7
A Message from Holly1992 · Teleplay, Co-Producer3.7
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway1976 · Writer2.7
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.1977 · Writer3.1
Will There Really Be a Morning?1983 · Writer3.5