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Elaine May
American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian (b. 1932)
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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 21 April 1932
- Part of
- Nichols and May
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Sex or gender
- female
- Family name
- May
- Spouse
- Sheldon Harnick
- Child
- Jeannie Berlin
- Occupation
- actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor, writer, playwright, film actor, comedian, television actor, director
- Citizenship
- United States
- Native language
- English
- Awards
- Writers Guild of America Award, National Medal of Arts, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, Academy Honorary Award, Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
- birth name
- Elaine Iva Berlin
- described by source
- Women film directors : an international bio-critical dictionary, The St. James women filmmakers encyclopedia
- educated at
- Hollywood High School, University of Chicago
- floruit
- 1999
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- name in native language
- Elaine May
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
- partner in business or sport
- Mike Nichols
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Elaine May
- start of work period
- 1955
- unmarried partner
- Stanley Donen
- writing language
- English
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