Dalene Young
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- June 29, 1939
- Place of birth
- Hawaii, USA
- Died
- May 9, 2025
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).
Movies with Dalene Young
- Pig 2021 · ★ 6.6
- Sonny Boy 1989 · ★ 5.1
- Teen Lust 1978 · ★ 4.1
- Will There Really Be a Morning? 1983 · ★ 7.0
- Juke Box Racket 1960 · ★ 6.5
- Baby Luv 2000 · ★ 9.0