Director

Michael Tolkin

Writing

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 16939

IMDb ID: nm0866062

Known for: Writing

Born: October 17, 1950

Age: 75

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1979 - 2022

Years active: 44

Average TMDB rating: 6.49

Wikidata: Q1723417

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Director (2)Writer (7)Executive Producer (2)Screenplay (2)Novel (1)Story (1)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. A follow-up book, The Return of the Player, was published in 2006. Tolkin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Edith (née Leibovitch), a studio executive and film industry lawyer, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin. Tolkin is a graduate of Middlebury College. Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mogel (parenting expert and author of bestseller The Blessing of a Skinned Knee) and their two daughters, Susanna and Emma. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Tolkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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