Michael Kanin
Michael Kanin | |
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Born |
Rochester, New York, U.S. | February 1, 1910
Died |
March 12, 1993 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Cause of death | Heart failure [1] |
Burial place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
Occupation | Writer, screenwriter, film director |
Years active | 1939-1969 |
Spouse(s) | Fay Mitchell (1940-1993; his death; 2 children) |
Michael Kanin (February 1, 1910 – March 12, 1993) was an American director, producer, playwright and screenwriter who shared an Academy Award with Ring Lardner Jr. in 1942 for writing the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy film comedy Woman of the Year.[2]
Born in Rochester, New York, his first job was writing and acting in Catskills resort shows with his brother Garson Kanin. In 1939, he was signed to a screenwriting contract at RKO. He married RKO co-worker Fay Mitchell in 1940, and collaborated with her on many projects, notably The Outrage. Together, they received an Academy Award nomination for Teacher's Pet (1958).
References
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1993-03-15/news/mn-341_1_michael-kanin
- ↑ Collins, Glenn (March 16, 1993). "Michael Kanin, 83, Film Writer For Hepburn and Tracy, Is Dead." New York Times.
External links
- Michael Kanin on IMDb
- Michael Kanin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Fay and Michael Kanin Collection via Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Michael Kanin at Find a Grave
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