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Fay Kanin

Lived · 95 Born · May 9, 1917 From · New York City, New York, USA Films · 7

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Biography

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.

Known for

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women poster

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

On Cukor poster

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood poster

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

A Double Life poster

Career timeline

2014

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

2008

Screenwriters on Screenwriting

2000

On Cukor Notable

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood Notable

1981

Rich and Famous

Professor Fields · 1981

1974

Tell Me Where It Hurts

1947

Actress in "Othello" · 1947

Frequently appears with

Self (archive footage)

Peter Bogdanovich

Angela Lansbury

Full filmography

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women poster

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Screenwriters on Screenwriting poster

Screenwriters on Screenwriting

On Cukor poster

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood poster

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

Rich and Famous poster

Rich and Famous

Tell Me Where It Hurts poster

Tell Me Where It Hurts

A Double Life poster

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