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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elaine_MayElaine May - Wikipedia

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   Learn about Elaine May, an American comedian, filmmaker, playwright, and actress who collaborated with Mike Nichols and directed several acclaimed films. She won a Tony Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Honorary Academy Award for her work.

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4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0561938Elaine May - IMDb

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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.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Height: 1.63 m

   • Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

5. www.britannica.com › biography › Elaine-MayElaine May | Biography, Mike Nichols, Movies, & Broadway

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   Aug 17, 2024 · 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. May’s parents were Yiddish vaudevillians, and she spent much of her childhood traveling with her ...

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     Elaine May receives an Honorary Award at the 12th Governors Awards

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     What's My Line? - Elaine May & Mike Nichols; Eamonn Andrews [panel] (Jun 26, 1960)

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7. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-front-rowCould Elaine May Finally Be Getting Her Due? | The New Yorker

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   Jun 4, 2024 · Photograph from Alamy. Elaine May became famous at twenty-five and rich soon thereafter, but it took her another decade to figure out what to do with her life, by which point she was too far ahead ...

8. thefilmstage.com › elaine-may-finally-gets-theElaine May Finally Gets the Biography She Deserves

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   Jun 3, 2024 · Carrie Courogen, a writer and fan of Elaine May, delves into the icon's comedy, film, and theater career in Miss May Does Not Exist. The book celebrates May's genius, challenges her invisibility, and reveals her impact on modern comedy.

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9. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › booksElaine May biography is brilliant portrait of comedy icon ...

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   May 29, 2024 · Elaine May is one of the key architects of American comedy; an alumna of the influential Kennedy-era underground scene in Chicago that gave us the O.G. “Saturday Night Live” cast and film ...

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    Who is Elaine May?

    • Elaine May (born under the name Elaine Iva Berlin) is an American actress, comedian, film director, playwright, and screenwriter from Philadelphia. Her professional career started in the 1950s and is still ongoing. She has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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    Who are Elaine May and Mike Nichols?

    • “There are people who simply belong together, and Elaine and Mike were two such people,” says Carrie Courogen of Elaine May and Mike Nichols. We do know this much: Without May, there is no Nichols, or at least the Oscar winner who became a Hollywood titan.

    Elaine May biography is brilliant portrait of comedy icon - Los Angeles

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    Was Elaine May married to her own psychiatrist?

    • Down in Alabama: Elaine May and Mike Nichols address a crowd of supporters and marchers during a rally prior to the last day of the Selma to Montgomery march. By Getty Images So intensely self-involved was May that one of her marriages was to her own psychiatrist.

    At 90, Elaine May remains a deceptively Jewish artist - The Forward

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    Does Elaine May drink beer?

    • As Elaine May turns 90, covered in honors, it is tempting to see her as finally happy and fulfilled, although she recently lost her longtime companion, filmmaker Stanley Donen. In 2018, actor Michael Cera described her as being fond of swigging stout and porter, especially Mexican Cake beer, a “viscous and…strong” tipple.

    At 90, Elaine May remains a deceptively Jewish artist - The Forward

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    Apr 14, 2022 · Elaine May, who turns 90 in April, is a director, screenwriter and actress with a distinctive Jewish sensibility and style. She has made films that are personal, political and problematic, such as "A New Leaf," "Such Good Friends" and "Ishtar," and has been involved in social activism and comedy.