Michael Kanin

Playwright, Film writer

1910 – 1993

82

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.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Feb 1, 1910
Rochester
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Mar 12, 1993
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Michael Kanin." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/michael_kanin>.

Discuss this Michael Kanin biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net