
Actor
Dalene Young
Born 1939 · Hawaii, U.S.
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
Writing

Little Darlings
Screenplay · 1980

The Baby-Sitters Club
Screenplay · 1995

Living a Lie
Teleplay · 1991

I Love You Perfect
Writer · 1989

Cross Creek
Screenplay · 1983
Baby Luv
Writer · 2000

Evidence of Blood
Teleplay · 1998

The Last Dance
Writer · 2000

The People Across the Lake
Story · 1988

The Yarn Princess
Writer · 1994

A Message from Holly
Teleplay · 1992

Marilyn: The Untold Story
Teleplay · 1980





