Michael Kanin
Playwright, Film writer
1910 – 1993
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Who was Michael Kanin?
Michael Kanin 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.
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.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1910
Rochester - Siblings
- Spouses
- Fay Kanin
(1940/04/06 - 1993/03/12)
- Fay Kanin
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 12, 1993
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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