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Emile Ardolino (May 9, 1943 – November 20, 1993) was an American television and film director and producer, best known for his work on the films Dirty Dancing (1987) and Sister Act (1992).
Emile Ardolino (1943-1993) was a filmmaker who co-founded Compton-Ardolino films and made dance documentaries. He also directed and produced Dirty Dancing (1987), Sister Act (1992) and other movies.
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Nov 22, 1993 · Emile Ardolino, an Oscar-winning maker of dance documentaries who went on to become a Hollywood director of films including "Dirty Dancing" and "Sister Act," died on Saturday...
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Emile Ardolino was a director and producer of dance documentaries and films, such as Dirty Dancing and Sister Act. He was born in 1943 in New York, died in 1993 in California, and co-founded Compton-Ardolino films in 1967.
- May 9, 1943
- November 20, 1993
Dec 4, 1993 · Emile Ardolino was a film director who made Dirty Dancing, Sister Act and The Nutcracker, among other musicals. He also won an Oscar for his documentary He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' and directed several TV shows featuring dance and theatre.
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 (Grey), a young woman who falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Swayze) at a vacation resort.
Nov 23, 1993 · Emile Ardolino, who won an Oscar for the dance documentary “He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’ ” and went on to direct the hit films “Dirty Dancin’ ” and “Sister Act,” has died at age...
