Linda Gottlieb is an American television writer and film producer. She is best known for her work as a producer on Dirty Dancing as executive producer on One Life to Live.
Biography
Born in New Jersey, Gottlieb graduated from Wellesley College and received an M.A. from Columbia University in history.
Gottlieb was a presenter on Face of a Stranger, written by Marsha Norman. She was also executive producer of the 2003 film Soldier's Girl.
As of 2011, Gottlieb lived in New York City with her husband.
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)
- 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: 1991-1994); replaced Paul Rauch; hired Michael Malone and Josh Griffith. 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.'"
- 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"
Teaching
She is an adjunct professor (Master Class in Screenwriting: One on One with a Producer) at Tisch School of the Arts.
Awards and nominations
Gottlieb has been nominated for 5 Daytime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Children's Anthology/Dramatic Programming (1980), and Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special (1977 & 1979), for three Emmy Awards (1979, 1982 & 1993), and for an Independent Spirit Award (1988) and a Peabody Award.
References
- Wadler, Joyce (2007-07-05). "Return From Vacation. If You Dare". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "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
- Linda Gottlieb at IMDb
- 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
