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- Eleanor Bergstein was born on April 17, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Dirty Dancing (1987), Love Dance (1995) and C'est ma chance (1980). She was previously married to Michael Paul Goldman.
- SpouseMichael Paul Goldman(January 17, 1965 - August 17, 2023) (his death)
- According to a December 2008 interview with Dirty Dancing screenwriter Eleanor Bergstein, the characters of Baby and Johnny were both influenced by Bergstein's own biography. Like Baby Houseman, Bergstein came from a liberal Jewish family who visited Catskills resorts during the 1960s; her father was a doctor; and she was nicknamed "Baby" until she was 22 years old. Like Johnny Castle, Bergstein was a skilled "dirty dancer" who learned at house parties and later became an Arthur Murray instructor.
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