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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