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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...
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.
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 .
Aug 28, 2017 · 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 unreasonably nervous.
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.
