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     Elaine May wasn't involved with her biography. That didn't stop this author from telling the comedy icon's complex story

     Despite the big shrug off by Elaine May, who doesn't do interviews, Carrie Courogen has produced the definitive book about the comedy icon's life and career.

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

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   19 hours ago · 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 ...

3. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/27 › booksBook Review: ‘Miss May Does Not Exist,’ by Carrie Courogen ...

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   2 days ago · What happened to Elaine May in the 1960s is that she became attached to a lot of projects, including her own plays, that flopped. ... Want to know about the best books to read and the latest news ...

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   Who is Elaine May?

   • Elaine May, the subject of the book “Miss May Does Not Exist,” is the rare film legend who has opted out of public life. By Carrie Courogen St. Martin’s Press: 400 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores

   Elaine May wasn’t involved with her biography. That didn’t stop this aut…

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   What happened to Elaine May in the 1960s?

   • What happened to Elaine May in the 1960s is that she became attached to a lot of projects, including her own plays, that flopped. She tripped into a messy scandal. She fell in love with her psychiatrist, a man named David Rubinfine, a well-known shrink to the stars. Rubinfine was married. His wife of 20 years killed herself.

   The Brilliant Comic Who Shined Brightest Out of the Spotlight

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   Does Elaine May do press?

   • If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 career—including satirical ones she wrote herself —on two hands.

   Decades Later, the World Is Catching Up to Elaine May

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   Why did Elaine may lose her career?

   • Instead, her career struggles are a reminder of what’s lost when important voices are elbowed out of the frame. Elaine May is a great director, but Hollywood sexism and the failures of"Mikey and Nicky" and "Ishtar" derailed her career.

   Elaine May is a Great Director, But Hollywood Sexism Hurt Her Career

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   19 hours ago · 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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   Apr 21, 2021 · Elaine May is a Great Director, But Hollywood Sexism Hurt Her Career. Home. Film. News. Apr 21, 2021 8:10am PT. As Elaine May Turns 89, It’s Time to Give the Filmmaking Giant the Credit...

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

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   Apr 14, 2022 · By Benjamin Ivry April 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...

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9. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-front-rowThe Rapturous Romance and Desperate Tragedy of Elaine May’s ...

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   Jun 2, 2023 · By Richard Brody. June 2, 2023. The overwhelming paradox of Elaine May’s “A New Leaf,” co-starring Walter Matthau, is the overwhelming sweetness unleashed by its plot of horrors. Photograph...

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

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    Nov 4, 2019 · Decades Later, the World Is Catching Up to Elaine May. At 87, the iconic comedian, actor, and director is at last getting her due. But what took us so long? By Carrie Courogen. November 4,...