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Michael Kanin

American film director (1910-1993) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 83

Michael Kanin 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).

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1993Died12 March 19931969How to Commit MarriageFilm, Writer1964The OutrageFilm, Writer1962The Swordsman of SienaFilm, Writer1961The Right ApproachFilm, Writer1958Teacher's PetFilm, Writer1956The Opposite SexFilm, Writer1954RhapsodyFilm, Writer1952My Pal GusFilm, Writer1951When I Grow UpFilm, Director1947A Double LifeFilm, Producer1943Academy Award for Best Writing, Original ScreenplayAwardThe Cross of LorraineFilm, 1943Writer1942Sunday PunchFilm, Writer1940Anne of Windy PoplarsFilm, Writer1939Panama LadyFilm, Writer1910Born1 February 1910

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Known for

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  • Woman of the Year 1942
  • Teacher's Pet 1958
  • A Double Life 1947

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Filmography 19

23 credits on file

Awards

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay1943

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1993 · aged 83

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In the same film or series as Michael

Howard da SilvaAlso in The Outrage (1964)Rags RaglandAlso in Sunday Punch (1942)Ludwig DonathAlso in My Pal Gus (1952)David McLeanAlso in The Right Approach (1961)Norman PanamaAlso in How to Commit Marriage (1969)