Mark Stein (author) Mark Stein (author) Mark Stein (born 1951) is an American writer. Raised in Silver Spring, Maryland, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1973. Stein wrote the screenplay for the Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin film "Housesitter." His stage plays were first produced at New Playwrights Theater of Washington, D.C. From there he went on to productions at Actors Theater of Louisville, Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Repertory, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Fountain Theater in Los Angeles, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, and elsewhere. His non-fiction book, "How the States Got Their Shapes", became the basis for a
Goldie Hawn Hawn recorded and released a solo country LP for Warner Brothers, titled "Goldie". It was recorded with the help of Dolly Parton and Buck Owens. AllMusic gives the album a favorable review, calling it a "sweetly endearing country-tinged middle of the road pop record". Hawn's popularity continued into the 1980s, starting with another primetime variety special alongside actress and singer Liza Minnelli, "Goldie and Liza Together" (1980), which was nominated for four Emmy Awards. In the same year, Hawn took the lead role in "Private Benjamin", a comedy she co-produced with her friend Nancy Meyers, who co-wrote the script. Meyers