About

Known credits:
48
Birthday:
1939-06-29
Place of birth:
Hawaii, U.S.
Website:
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Dalene Young

Overview

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

Acting
2021 Pig Actor Jezebel 64
Fair
2000 Baby Luv Actor Elizabeth 59
Average
1989 Sonny Boy Actor Doc Wallace 58
Average
1983 Will There Really Be a Morning? Actor Hairdresser 59
Average
1978 Teen Lust Actor Mother 58
Average
1960 Juke Box Racket Actor Betty N/A
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Writing
2000 Baby Luv Writing Writer 59
Average
2000 Baby Luv Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
2000 The Last Dance Writing Writer 59
Average
2000 Going Home Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1999 Silk Hope Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1999 Locked in Silence Writing Writer 58
Average
1998 Cab to Canada Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1998 Evidence of Blood Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1997 Journey of the Heart Writing Writer 58
Average
1995 The Baby-Sitters Club Writing Screenplay 57
Average
1994 Is There Life Out There? Writing Writer 58
Average
1994 The Yarn Princess Writing Writer 58
Average
1992 A Message from Holly Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1992 Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted Writing Writer N/A
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1991 Living a Lie Writing Story N/A
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1991 Living a Lie Writing Teleplay N/A
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1989 I Love You Perfect Writing Writer N/A
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1988 The People Across the Lake Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1988 The People Across the Lake Writing Story 59
Average
1984 Why Me? Writing Writer 58
Average
1983 Cross Creek Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1983 Will There Really Be a Morning? Writing Writer 59
Average
1982 Little Darlings Writing Characters N/A
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1981 Pale Horse Pale Rider Writing Writer N/A
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1980 Marilyn: The Untold Story Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1980 Little Darlings Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1980 The Plutonium Incident Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1979 Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1978 Deadman's Curve Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1977 Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. Writing Writer 58
Average
1977 Panic in Echo Park Writing Writer 59
Average
1977 Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn Writing Story 58
Average
1976 Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway Writing Writer 58
Average

Production
2000 Going Home Production Co-Producer 59
Average
1999 Silk Hope Production Co-Producer 59
Average
1998 Cab to Canada Production Co-Producer 59
Average
1997 Journey of the Heart Production Co-Producer 58
Average
1994 The Yarn Princess Production Co-Producer 58
Average
1992 A Message from Holly Production Co-Producer 59
Average
1991 Living a Lie Production Co-Producer N/A
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1989 I Love You Perfect Production Co-Producer N/A
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1988 The People Across the Lake Production Co-Producer 59
Average