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Michael Kanin
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Michael Kanin (1 February 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. [1]
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 Kanin in 1940 and collaborated with her on many projects, notably The Outrage. Together, they received an Academy Award nomination for Teacher's Pet.
- ^ Collins, Glenn (March 16, 1993). Michael Kanin, 83, Film Writer For Hepburn and Tracy, Is Dead. New York Times
- Michael Kanin at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Kanin at Internet Broadway Database
- Fay and Michael Kanin Collection via Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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