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Eleanor Bergstein (born 1938) is an American writer, known for writing and co-producing Dirty Dancing, a popular 1980s film based in large part on her own childhood.
Learn how Eleanor Bergstein created the iconic movie Dirty Dancing, based on her childhood memories of the Catskills and her passion for social issues. Read her interview with Lauren Stannard, a screenplay writer and mother of three.
Nov 10, 2021 · Eleanor Bergstein was a teenage mambo queen whose family summers at Grossinger's inspired her screenplay for Dirty Dancing, the 1987 film set in a Catskills resort in the summer of 1963. The...
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Eleanor Bergstein is a Brooklyn-born screenwriter and producer who created the iconic romantic drama Dirty Dancing in 1987. She also wrote and produced Let It Be Me and It's My Turn, and directed the TV adaptation of Dirty Dancing.
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Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, produced by Linda Gottlieb, and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, it tells the story of Frances "Baby" Houseman (Grey), a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze) at a vacation resort .
Dec 12, 2018 · Learn from the writer of one of the most beloved romantic movies of all time. Eleanor Bergstein shares how she fought for the music, the characters, and the social issues in Dirty Dancing.
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Eleanor Bergstein is a writer and producer of Dirty Dancing (1987) and other films. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and has a background in dancing and medicine.
