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Bookmark or Share- Could Elaine May Finally Be Getting Her Due? | The New YorkerCould Elaine May Finally Be Getting Her Due? A new biography gives a compelling sense of a comic and cinematic genius, and also of the forces that derailed her Hollywood career. By Richard Brody
- Elaine May - WikipediaElaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and director. 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.
- Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s ...Miss May Does Not Exist, by Carrie Courogen is the riveting biography of comedian, director, actor and writer Elaine May, one of America’s greatest comic geniuses. May began her career as one-half of the legendary comedy team known as Nichols and May, the duo that revolutionized the comedy sketch.
- Elaine May, ‘the godmother of modern American comedy’Elaine May is an icon of modern comedy. From her days performing improv with partner Mike Nichols to her career as a film director, she has paved the way for numerous performers seeking a comedy career.
- Elaine May | Biography, Mike Nichols, Movies, & Broadway - BritannicaElaine 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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