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Fay Kanin (née Mitchell; May 9, 1917 – March 27, 2013) was an American screenwriter, playwright and producer. Kanin was president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1979 to 1983.
Fay Kanin. Writer: Friendly Fire. This screenwriter and playwright began working in Hollywood in the early 1940s, usually in collaboration with her husband, Michael Kanin, and blossomed after his retirement as a writer and producer of some of the small screen's most distinguished TV-movies.
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Fay Kanin. Writer: Friendly Fire. This screenwriter and playwright began working in Hollywood in the early 1940s, usually in collaboration with her husband, Michael Kanin, and blossomed after his retirement as a writer and producer of some of the small screen's most distinguished TV-movies.
- May 9, 1917
- March 27, 2013
Mar 29, 2013 · Fay Kanin, half of the husband-and-wife team that wrote the Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy “Teacher’s Pet” and the writer of television movies including Emmy-winning vehicles for Maureen Stapleton...
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Mar 28, 2013 · Fay Kanin was an Emmy-winning and Oscar- and Tony-nominated writer who also served as the first female president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. She wrote for film, TV and theater, and was a champion of film preservation and a mentor to many filmmakers.
Mar 28, 2013 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Fay Kanin has died. She was 95. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed Kanin's death Wednesday. She served as president of the film academy from 1979 to 1983.
Fay Kanin (1917–2013) was a screenwriter, radio producer, and television producer who collaborated with her husband Michael Kanin and wrote award-winning dramas. She was also a leader in the film industry, the Writers Guild, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
