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, 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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Pig
as Jezebel
Baby Luv
as Elizabeth
Sonny Boy
as Doc Wallace
Will There Really Be a Morning?
as Hairdresser
Teen Lust
as Mother
Juke Box Racket
as Betty
Crew Credits
Baby Luv
Theatre Play
The Last Dance
Writer
Going Home
Co-Producer
Silk Hope
Co-Producer
Locked in Silence
Writer
Cab to Canada
Co-Producer
Evidence of Blood
Teleplay
Journey of the Heart
Co-Producer
The Baby-Sitters Club
Screenplay
Is There Life Out There?
Writer
The Yarn Princess
Co-Producer
A Message from Holly
Co-Producer
Living a Lie
Co-Producer
I Love You Perfect
Co-Producer
The People Across the Lake
Co-Producer
Why Me?
Writer
Cross Creek
Screenplay
Little Darlings
Characters
Pale Horse Pale Rider
Writer
Marilyn: The Untold Story
Teleplay
Little Darlings
Screenplay
The Plutonium Incident
Screenplay
Deadman's Curve
Screenplay
Panic in Echo Park
Writer