Linda Gottlieb
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
[edit]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
[edit]Production credits
[edit]Films
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Linda Gottlieb at IMDb
- [1][dead link]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070804154451/http://www.deepstealth.com/film/soldiers-girl.htm
- Soap Opera Weekly interview with Peter Bartlett
- Entertainment Weekly article about One Life to Live
- [2][dead link]
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- [4][dead link]
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