Hollywood stalwart Dalene Young dies as heartbroken husband leads tributes
Dalene Young, who co-wrote the 1980 comedy-drama Little Darlings starring Tatum O’Neal and Kristy McNichol, died Portland, Oregon, after complications from Alzheimer’s disease14:06, 20 May 2025Updated 14:07, 20 May 2025Dalene Young has sadly died.The acclaimed screenwriter behind the cult hit ‘Little Darlings’ and the emotive drama ‘Cross Creek’ has passed away at 85.Her husband, director Robert Martin Carroll, shared the sad news that she died on May 9 in Portland, Oregon, after suffering from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease.Young won a Daytime Emmy nomination for her writing on the 1999 Showtime children’s special Locked in Silence and bagged both a Christopher Award and a Humanitas Prize nod for her efforts in the 1992 NBC flick Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted, reports the Express.Dalene was 85 when she passed(Image: More