Biography
Michael Kanin (February 1, 1910 β March 12, 1993) was an American director, producer, playwright and screenwriter who shared an Academy Award with Ring Lardner Jr. for writing the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy film comedy Woman of the Year (1942).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 including the Broadway play Goodbye, My Fancy (1948), the western The Outrage (1964), based on the Japanese film Rashomon (1950). The couple received an Academy Award nomination for Teacher's Pet (1958).
Filmography
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Movies 21
Writer 19
Director 1
Producer 1
Writer
Woman of the Year (1976)
Movie
Writer
How to Commit Marriage (1969)
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Writer
The Outrage (1964)
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Writer
Mein oder Dein (1964)
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Writer
The Swordsman of Siena (1962)
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Writer
The Right Approach (1961)
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Writer
Teacher's Pet (1958)
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Writer
The Opposite Sex (1956)
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Writer
Rhapsody (1954)
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Writer
My Pal Gus (1952)
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Director
When I Grow Up (1951)
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Producer
A Double Life (1947)
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Writer
Honeymoon (1947)
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Writer
Centennial Summer (1946)
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Writer
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
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Writer
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
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Writer
Sunday Punch (1942)
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Writer
Woman of the Year (1942)
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Writer
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
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Writer
Panama Lady (1939)
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Writer
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1910-02-01
Deathday1993-03-12 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceRochester, New York, United States of America
RelationshipsFay Kanin (1940-01-01 - 1993-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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