Garson kanin biography of michael

The older brother of writer/producer/director Garson Kanin, Michael Kanin was a fine talent in his own right. After serving a creative apprenticeship writing and acting in Catskill resort shows with his brother, Kanin worked as a commercial artist and musician. In 1939 he was signed to a screenwriting contract at RKO, where he met his future wife and frequent collaborator 'Fay Mitchell'. With another collaborator, Ring Lardner Jr., he won an Academy Award for his work on MGM's Woman of the Year (1942), and later received a best screenplay Oscar nomination (along with his wife) for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy Teacher's Pet (1958). Kanin went on to produce the popular Ronald Colman melodrama A Double Life (1947), written by his brother Garson and Ruth Gordon, and made a once-only stab at directing with the 1951 seriocomedy When I Grow Up (1951). After 1960, his work showed signs that he was a bit out of touch with contemporary audiences; he retired shortly

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Michael Kanin; Oscar-Winning Writer

Michael djur, an artist who funnen his metier as an Oscar-winning screenwriter and huvudgata playwright, has died. He was 83.

Kanin, also a director and producer and the younger brother of writer Garson Kanin, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.

In 1942, only three years after he tackled Hollywood, Michael djur shared an Academy Award with fingerprydnad Lardner Jr. for best original screenplay for “Woman of the Year.” The star vehicle for Katharine Hepburn began her legendary pairing with Spencer Tracy.

Kanin went on to write many successful films and Broadway plays, most frequently with his wife, Fay Mitchell djur. Their bio credits included “Sunday Punch,” “The Opposite Sex,” and “Rhapsody,” starring Elizabeth Taylor. They also wrote “Teacher’s Pet,” starring Clark Gable and Doris Day, which was nominated for an Academy Award for best original screenplay.

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Garson Kanin

American film and theatre director, playwright, screenwriter

Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films.

Early life

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Garson Kanin was born in Rochester, New York; his Jewish family later relocated to Detroit then to New York City. He attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn, dropping out to take up a career on the theatre stage. He subsequently became a professional saxophone player and leader of his own band that went by the name Garson Kanin and His Red Hot Peppers. During this period, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts pursuing an acting career. ^[2]

Career

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Garson Kanin began his show-business career as a jazz musician, burlesque comedian, and actor. He graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and made his Broadway debut in Little Ol' Boy (1933). In 1935, Kanin was cast in a George Abbott play and so