Episode 536 | "Footloose" | Screenwriter/Songwriter: Dean Pitchford
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Episode 536
"Footloose"
Dean Pitchford
Dean Pitchford wrote the screenplay and many of the songs in "Footloose"
In June of 2024, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Born and raised in Hawaii and graduated from Yale University, Dean Pitchford performed off- and on-Broadway (Godspell; Pippin) before turning to songwriting, screenwriting and directing. Dean was nominated for four Academy Awards (winning the 1981 Best Song Oscar for “Fame,” co-written w/ Michael Gore), three Golden Globes (winning for “Fame”), eight Grammys and two Tonys; his songs – recorded by…
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