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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.
The gifted screenplay writer Eleanor Bergstein shared some insight into the creation of the movie and its evolution to date. How did you come up with the concept for Dirty Dancing? I used to go to the Catskills with my parents when I was a little girl.
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 .
Eleanor Bergstein was born on 17 April 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Dirty Dancing (1987), Let It Be Me (1995) and It's My Turn (1980). She has been married to Michael Paul Goldman since 17 January 1965.
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...
Dec 12, 2018 · In the latest episode of the podcast To Live and Dialogue in LA, Aaron Tracy chats with the self-described “indefatigable” screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein about writing the script and her fight to keep the music (and the abortion) in the movie. 1. Fight for what you believe in.
Aug 28, 2017 · You can find more from Jewcy here. It’s rather unnerving to talk with one of your idols, and when I called Eleanor Bergstein last week—the writer and co-producer of Dirty Dancing—I was ...
Eleanor Bergstein was born on April 17, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Dirty Dancing (1987), Let It Be Me (1995) and It's My Turn (1980). She has been married to Michael Paul Goldman since January 17, 1965.
Sep 9, 2015 · Eleanor Bergstein has had the time of her life, and she owes it all to "Dirty Dancing." Or at least a big part of it. She was the writer, after all, who cobbled together memories of her...
Feb 4, 2017 · Screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein reflects on her hit script 30 years later. By. Jillian Capewell. Feb 4, 2017, 09:00 AM EST | Updated Feb 7, 2017. Who knew, when we were watching and re-watching “ Dirty Dancing ” decades ago in our teenage years that it would be the one slyly feminist VHS in our collection to stand the test of time?
