Actor

Dalene Young

Writing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.0

Low visibility

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Movies: 31Series: 1Crew credits: 27

TMDB ID: 942560

IMDb ID: nm0949430

Known for: Writing

Born: June 29, 1939

Died: May 9, 2025

Age: 85

Place of birth: Hawaii, U.S.

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1960 - 2021

Years active: 62

Average TMDB rating: 6.29

Other jobs

Writer (12)Teleplay (7)Screenplay (5)Story (2)Co-Producer (1)

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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).