Elaine May

Elaine May

Writer and director. Born 21 April 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

8

Titles on Fi1m3 directing · 2 writing · 2 crew · 1 other

78

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 2 titles

1

BAFTA1 won

Born

21 April 1932, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Active

1971–1996

Frequently works with

Charles Grodin, Jack Weston, Warren Beatty

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Elaine May — Elaine MayThe Morning Call newspaper, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo of Elaine May, Mike Nichols and Dorothy Loudon as panelists from the game show Laugh Line. (1959) — Photo of Elaine May, Mike Nichols and Dorothy Loudon as panelists from the game show Laugh Line. (1959)NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo of Elaine May and Mike Nichols as publicity for a television special The Fabulous Fifties. — Photo of Elaine May and Mike Nichols as publicity for a television special The Fabulous Fifties.The Bureau of Industrial Service for CBS Television, who aired the program. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was common for networks, studios and program sponsors to use either ad or publicity agencies to distrubte publicity material. The Bureau was a division of Ad Agency Young & Rubicam and was well-used for this purpose by those in the industry., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Publicity photo of Elaine May and Mike Nichols (1958) — Publicity photo of Elaine May and Mike Nichols (1958)McManus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Elaine May — Elaine MayImage via TMDB

Elaine May — Elaine MayImage via TMDB

Elaine May — Elaine MayImage via TMDB

President Obama Awards 2012 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal to Elaine May (2013) — President Obama Awards 2012 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal to Elaine May (2013)U.S. government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Elaine May — Elaine MayImage via TMDB

Elaine May — Elaine MayImage via TMDB

Photographs: The Morning Call newspaper, Public domain; NBC Television, Public domain; The Bureau of Industrial Service for CBS Television, who aired the program. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was common for networks, studios and program sponsors to use either ad or publicity agencies to distrubte publicity material. The Bureau was a division of Ad Agency Young & Rubicam and was well-used for this purpose by those in the industry., Public domain; McManus, Public domain; U.S. government, Public domain. Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.