Michael Kanin

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 02/01/1910
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA
Death Date: 03/12/1993

biography

While not as well-known as his younger brother Garson, Michael Kanin was an Oscar-winning screenwriter who collaborated on two romantic comedy classics, 1942's "Woman of the Year", which teamed Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn for the first time, and the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day vehicle "Teacher's Pet".

Born and raised in the state of New York, Kanin began as a commercial and scenic artist before turning to writing. In 1939, he debuted as both a playwright (with the relatively obscure "We the Willoughbys", co-written with Harry Ingram) and as a screenwriter ("Panama Lady", an RKO vehicle Continued

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milestones

Year
Milestone
1927 
Worked as commercial and scenic artist and as a musician
1939 
Had first play produced, "We, the Willoughbys";
1939 
Screenwriting debut, "Panama Lady"
1940 
Teamed with wife Fay Kanin for first time on "Sunday Punch"
1942 
With Ring Lardner Jr., co-wrote "Woman of the Year", first Tracy-Hepburn romantic match-up; earned Academy Award
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