The Story of Dirty Dancing Los Angeles Times Edition

DIRTY DANCING is everywhere. The story of Baby and Johnny has captured hearts, and the soundtrack dominates every radio and record store. “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes is already an Academy Award winner, and the album has spent 18 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Watching this modest movie become a cultural phenomenon is thrilling.

Follow the story of Dirty Dancing and it’s cast with a book of authentic newspaper articles, curated from original reports spanning over fifty years. This edition documents key milestones in the history of Dirty Dancing, exactly as they were reported at the time.

Featuring:

– Reports on the extraordinary success of Dirty Dancing and its hit soundtrack
– An overview of Patrick Swayze’s career, from Skatetown USA through to his passing
– Features on cast members, notably Jerry Orbach, who played the father and later voiced Lumière in Beauty and the Beast
– Critical responses to the prequel Havana Nights and the television series
– Interviews and in-depth articles exploring the cast’s lives and the stories behind Dirty Dancing

Choose from a range of book covers and personalise your copy with a name and message to create a unique keepsake. Whether for a fan or someone who remembers it all first-hand, you hold not just a gift, but a piece of film history ready to be passed on.

Archivist insight: These newspaper articles are reproduced from scanned archives. As a result, some pages may show blemishes or variations in clarity, reflecting the original print quality of the time.