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    American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian

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    Elaine May. Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American comedian, filmmaker, playwright, and actress. She first gained fame in the 1950s for her improvisational comedy routines with Mike Nichols, before transitioning her career regularly breaking the mold as a writer and director of several critically acclaimed films.

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    Elaine May is an American multi-talented performer who started her career in the 1950s with Mike Nichols. She has written and directed acclaimed films such as \"A New Leaf\" and \"Ishtar\", and won awards for her theater work.

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  3. May 10, 2021 · Elaine May (born April 21, 1932, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and director who is known for her sardonic wit, her caustic view of human nature, and her uncompromising fearlessness in all her work.

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  4. Jan 21, 2019 · Paramount Pictures. By Manohla Dargis. Jan. 21, 2019. The troubles on “A New Leaf” (1971), Elaine Mays directorial debut, were worrisome before they were legion. She had never directed a ...

  5. Nov 4, 2019 · Entertainment. Shopping. Wellness. Culture. Gifts. Video. Women of the Year. Culture. Decades Later, the World Is Catching Up to Elaine May. At 87, the iconic comedian, actor, and director is...

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  7. Mar 14, 2019 · Learn about Elaine May, one of the most influential figures in American pop culture, who co-founded Nichols and May, wrote and directed classics like A New Leaf and Heaven Can Wait, and collaborated with legends like Walter Matthau and Mike Nichols.

  8. Jan 29, 2016 · By Richard Brody. January 29, 2016. Elaine May directs the American Masters tribute to Mike Nichols, with whom she became famous, in the late nineteen-fifties, as an improvisational comedy duo....

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