Linda Gottlieb is an American television writer and film producer.

Early life and education

Born in

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, Gottlieb graduated from Wellesley College in 1960 and received an M.A. from the Russian Institute of

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

in 1961.

Career

Production credits

Examples of projects she has worked on include:

Films

*''Limbo'' (

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), film starring

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* '' The Immigrant Experience: The Long Long Journey'' (

) *'' The Fur Coat Club'' (

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), 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 ''The Electric Grandmother'' is a television movie that originally aired January 17, 1982, on NBC as a 60-minute ''Project Peacock'' special, based on the 1969 science fiction short story " I Sing the Body Electric" by Ray Bradbury. It stars ...

'' (January 17, 1982), a television movie that originally aired on NBC as a 60-minute "Peacock Project" special * ''

Dirty Dancing ''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 ...

'' (

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) * '' Citizen Cohn'' ( 1992) cable TV film *'' The Gentleman Bandit'' ( 2002) * ''

Soldier's Girl ''Soldier's Girl'' is a 2003 biographical drama film written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Frank Pierson. It is based on a story of the relationship between Barry Winchell and Calpernia Addams and the events that led up to Barry's murder by a ...

'' ( 2003)

Television episodes, series, and specials

* ''13 Bourbon Street'' (1997), TV pilot * ABC Afterschool Specials *ABC Weekend Specials *NBC Special Treat * '' One Life to Live'' ( Executive Producer: 1991-1994); replaced

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; hired Michael Malone and

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. ''

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'' 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 ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include Breakfast television, morning ...

and

ABC Daytime ABC Daytime (sometimes shortened to ABC-D or ABCD) is a division responsible for the daytime programming block on the ABC Network and syndicated programming. The block has historically encompassed soap operas, game shows and talk shows. Histor ...

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 The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ...

Collaborators

Gottlieb has worked with writer/producers such as Marsha Norman (in Face of a Stranger which was presented by Linda Gottlieb and which Norman was a writer on), and

Frank Pierson Frank Romer Pierson (May 12, 1925 – July 22, 2012) was an American screenwriter and film director.Byrge, Duane (July 23, 2012). rank Pierson, Former Movie Academy President, Writer and Director, Dies at 87.''The Hollywood Reporter''Yardley, Wi ...

(on Citizen Cohn and Soldier's Girl, the latter which Gottlieb produced and Pierson directed)

Awards and nominations

Gottlieb has been nominated for 5

Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (N ...

, 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 The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glas ...

(1988) and a Peabody Award.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gottlieb, Linda Living people Soap opera producers American film producers Year of birth missing (living people) Emmy Award winners Columbia University alumni Wellesley College alumni Tisch School of the Arts faculty