Dalene Young

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Dalene Young

Writing June 29, 1939

Hawaii, USA

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 Darli…

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Grimm

Grimm

8.3 2011 TV Show
Pig

Pig

6.6 2021 Movie
Little Darlings

Little Darlings

6.5 1980 Movie
The Baby-Sitters Club

The Baby-Sitters Club

5.5 1995 Movie
Cross Creek

Cross Creek

6.6 1983 Movie
Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy

5.1 1989 Movie
The People Across the Lake

The People Across the Lake

6.0 1988 Movie
Evidence of Blood

Evidence of Blood

6.6 1998 Movie
Teen Lust

Teen Lust

4.1 1978 Movie
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

5.4 1976 Movie
Journey of the Heart

Journey of the Heart

5.2 1997 Movie
Panic in Echo Park

Panic in Echo Park

5.4 1977 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    Pig

    Movie Jezebel

  2. 2011
    Grimm

    TV show Charlotte

  3. 2000
    Baby Luv

    Movie Elizabeth

  4. 2000
    The Last Dance

    Movie Writer

  5. 2000
    Going Home

    Movie Co-Producer

  6. 1999
    Silk Hope

    Movie Teleplay

  7. 1999
    Locked in Silence

    Movie Writer

  8. 1998
    Cab to Canada

    Movie Teleplay

  9. 1998
    Evidence of Blood

    Movie Teleplay

  10. 1997
    Journey of the Heart

    Movie Writer

  11. 1995
    The Baby-Sitters Club

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1994
    Is There Life Out There?

    Movie Writer

  13. 1994
    The Yarn Princess

    Movie Writer

  14. 1992
    A Message from Holly

    Movie Teleplay

  15. 1992
    Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted

    Movie Writer

  16. 1991
    Living a Lie

    Movie Teleplay

More credits
  1. 1989
    I Love You Perfect

    Movie Writer

  2. 1989
    Sonny Boy

    Movie Doc Wallace

  3. 1988
    The People Across the Lake

    Movie Story

  4. 1984
    Why Me?

    Movie Writer

  5. 1983
    Cross Creek

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1983
    Will There Really Be a Morning?

    Movie Hairdresser

  7. 1982
    Little Darlings

    Movie Characters

  8. 1981
    Pale Horse Pale Rider

    Movie Writer

  9. 1980
    Marilyn: The Untold Story

    Movie Teleplay

  10. 1980
    Little Darlings

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1980
    The Plutonium Incident

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1979
    Can You Hear the Laughter? The Freddie Prinze Story

    Movie Teleplay

  13. 1978
    Teen Lust

    Movie Mother

  14. 1978
    Deadman's Curve

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1977
    Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

    Movie Writer

  16. 1977
    Panic in Echo Park

    Movie Writer

  17. 1977
    Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn

    Movie Story

  18. 1976
    Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

    Movie Writer

  19. 1960
    Juke Box Racket

    Movie Betty