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Linda Gottlieb is an American television writer and film producer.^[1] She is best known for her work as a producer on Dirty Dancing as executive producer on One Life to Live.^[2]

Biography

Born in New Jersey, Gottlieb graduated from Wellesley College and received an M.A. from Columbia University in history.^[2]

Gottlieb was a presenter on Face of a Stranger, written by Marsha Norman.^[3] She was also executive producer of the 2003 film Soldier's Girl.^[4]

As of 2011, Gottlieb lived in New York City with her husband.^[5]

Career

Production credits

Films

Limbo (1972), film starring Kate Jackson
The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey (1972)
The Fur Coat Club (1973), film short
Summer of My German Soldier (1978), made-for-TV movie
The Mating Season (1980)
We're Fighting Back (1981), TV movie
The Electric Grandmother (January 17, 1982), a television movie that originally aired on NBC as a 60-minute "Peacock Project" special
Dirty Dancing (1987)^[6]
Citizen Cohn (1992) cable TV film
The Gentleman Bandit (2002)
Soldier's Girl (2003)

Television episodes, series, and specials

13 Bourbon Street (1997), TV pilot
One Life to Live (Executive Producer:^[7] 1991-1994); replaced Paul Rauch; hired Michael Malone and Josh Griffith^{[citation needed]}. Entertainment Weekly wrote: "OLTL (circa late 1991–1994) was airing some of the most literate drama ever to hit daytime—too good to be called 'soap opera.'"^{[citation needed]}
SoapLine, a TV series characterized as "a joint production of ABC News and ABC Daytime to bring viewers storyline updates, special features and interviews during breaks in live, pre-emptive coverage of the O. J. Simpson trial"^{[citation needed]}

Teaching

She is an adjunct professor (Master Class in Screenwriting: One on One with a Producer) at Tisch School of the Arts.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and nominations

Gottlieb has been nominated for 5 Daytime Emmy Awards,^{[citation needed]} Outstanding Children's Anthology/Dramatic Programming (1980),^{[citation needed]} and Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special (1977 & 1979),^{[citation needed]} for three Emmy Awards (1979, 1982 & 1993),^[8] and for an Independent Spirit Award (1988)^{[citation needed]} and a Peabody Award.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Wadler, Joyce (2007-07-05). "Return From Vacation. If You Dare". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
^ ^a ^b "Linda Gottlieb, TV and Film Producer, Is Wed". The New York Times. 1991-10-07. pp. B6. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
^ Prouty (28 March 1994). Variety TV REV 1991-92 17 (1 ed.). Routledge. ISBN 0824037960.
^ Grego, Melissa (22 May 2002). "Showtime enlists in 'Soldier'". Variety. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
^ Earle, Zenovia (2011-10-04). "'House That 'Dirty Dancing' Bought'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (1988-06-03). "Gottlieb's Next One". New York Times. pp. C8. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
^ Harris, Mark (1992-06-26). "One Life to Live breaks a taboo". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
^ "Linda Gottlieb". Emmys. Retrieved 2 October 2018.