Dalene Young
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-06-29 (86 years old)
Deathday
2025-05-09
Place of Birth
Hawaii, U.S.
Also known As
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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).
Acting
1983
as Hairdresser
1960
as Betty
1989
as Doc Wallace
2000
as Elizabeth
1978
as Mother
2021
as Jezebel
Production
1984
as Writer
1999
as Teleplay
1980
as Teleplay
1999
as Co-Producer
2000
as Writer
1976
as Writer
1977
as Writer
1980
as Screenplay
1997
as Writer
1983
as Writer
1978
as Screenplay
1998
as Teleplay
1995
as Screenplay
1999
as Writer
1989
as Co-Producer
1989
as Writer
1977
1994
as Writer
1988
as Co-Producer
1988
as Story
1991
as Teleplay
1991
as Story
1991
as Co-Producer
1979
1988
as Teleplay
1998
as Teleplay
2000
as Teleplay
2000
as Co-Producer
1983
as Screenplay
1992
as Teleplay
1992
as Co-Producer
1997
as Co-Producer
2000
as Theatre Play
1980
as Screenplay
1992
as Writer
1994
as Writer
1977
1994
as Co-Producer
1998
as Co-Producer
2000
as Writer
1982
as Characters
1981
as Writer
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