Michael Kanin
American film director
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| Intro | American film director | ||
| Places | United States of America | ||
| was | Writer Screenwriter Film director Film producer | ||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature | ||
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| Birth | 1 February 1910, Rochester | ||
| Death | 12 March 1993Los Angeles (aged 83 years) | ||
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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.
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).