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    Elaine May

    American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian

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  1. variety.com › 2021 › filmElaine May is a Great Director, But Hollywood Sexism Hurt Her ...

    Apr 21, 2021 · Elaine May, who turns 89 on Wednesday, has enjoyed a late career resurgence, earning a Tony Award for her work in Kenneth Lonergan’s play “The Waverly Gallery” and directing an acclaimed...

  2. forward.com › culture › 490473At 90, Elaine May remains a deceptively Jewish artist

    Apr 14, 2022 · The Jewish quotient in the creative works of director, screenwriter and actress Elaine May, whose 90th birthday will be feted April 21, remains oddly misunderstood. Yet May, as recent recipient...

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  4. www.glamour.com › story › elaine-may-profileDecades Later, the World Is Catching Up to Elaine May

    Nov 4, 2019 · Elaine May does not do press. It’s a quirk for which the elusive writer, director, and actor has become notorious; fans can count the number of interviews she’s given over her six-decade-plus...

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  5. forward.com › culture › 444456For Elaine May on her 88th Birthday - The Forward

    Apr 21, 2020 · By PJ Grisar April 21, 2020. Elaine May began life 88 years ago, the child of traveling players in a Yiddish theater company. She grew up acting with her parents. Later years would bring bigger ...

  6. www.theringer.com › pop-culture › 2019/3/14Heaven Can Wait: The Hidden Genius of Elaine May - The Ringer

    Mar 14, 2019 · Improvising legend. Filmmaking maverick. Comedy savant. Screenwriting secret weapon. Elaine May is one of the most important people in American pop cultural history. Why isn’t she more...

    • Lindsay Zoladz

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  8. www.newyorker.com › culture › richard-brodyA Lovingly Obsessive Tribute to Mike Nichols, by Elaine May

    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....

  9. www.pastemagazine.com › movies › elaine-mayA New Leaf Proved Elaine May Was a Filmmaking Triple Threat

    Mar 11, 2021 · A New Leaf Proved Elaine May Was a Filmmaking Triple Threat, 50 Years Ago. By Chloe Walker | March 11, 2021 | 11:45am. Movies Features Elaine May. Half a century ago, Elaine May didn’t...