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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... See more trivia »

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1938

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Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing (1987)

Let It Be Me

Let It Be Me (1995)

It's My Turn

It's My Turn (1980)

Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing (0000)

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Writer (3 titles)

1995 Let It Be Me (written by)

1987 Dirty Dancing (written by)

1980 It's My Turn (written by)

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Producer (3 titles)

???? Dirty Dancing (producer) (announced)

1995 Let It Be Me (co-producer)

1987 Dirty Dancing (co-producer)

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Director (1 title)

1995 Let It Be Me

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Thanks (1 title)

2007 Seriously Dirty Dancing (TV documentary) (with thanks to)

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Self (4 titles)

2007 Greatest Ever 80s Movies (TV documentary)
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2007 Seriously Dirty Dancing (TV documentary)
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2006 Greatest Movie Love Scenes (TV documentary)
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2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
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– Dirty Dancing (2000) … Herself

Related Videos

Dirty Dancing -- Baby (Jennifer Grey) goes up the hill to check out the main house. She peeks in on a staff meeting and sees Johnny (Patrick Swayze) for the first time.

Dirty Dancing -- Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher.

Dirty Dancing: Season 1: Episode 3 -- Johnny (Patrick Swayze) grabs Baby (Jennifer Grey) for their first dance.

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Trivia:

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... See more »