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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elaine_MayElaine May - Wikipedia

    Elaine Iva May (née Berlin; born April 21, 1932) is an American comedian, filmmaker, playwright, and actress. 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.

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    • Celebrating Elaine May and Her Lasting Mark On Hollywood - Everything ...
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    • SPOTLIGHT March 2022: Elaine May, Entertainment Icon and 2022 Oscars ...

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  3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0561938Elaine May - IMDb

    Elaine May is an American multi-talented performer who started her career in the 1950s with Mike Nichols. She has written and directed acclaimed films such as "A New Leaf" and "Ishtar", and won awards for her theater work.

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  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Elaine-MayElaine May | Biography, Mike Nichols, Movies, & Broadway

    May 10, 2021 · Elaine 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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  6. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-front-rowCould Elaine May Finally Be Getting Her Due? | The New Yorker

    Jun 4, 2024 · Could 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

  7. thefilmstage.com › elaine-may-finally-gets-theElaine May Finally Gets the Biography She Deserves

    Jun 3, 2024 · Before now there has never been a full-length biography of Elaine May, the icon known for being one-half of Nichols and May and the director of A New Leaf, The Heartbreak Kid, Mikey and Nicky, and the hilarious, unfairly maligned Ishtar.

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

    May 27, 2024 · MISS MAY DOES NOT EXIST: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius, by Carrie Courogen Nichols and May, the comedy team, were together from 1957 until 1961.

  9. www.bfi.org.uk › elaine-may-laughing-mattersElaine May: laughing matters | Sight and Sound - BFI

    A profile of Elaine May, a pioneer of improvisational comedy and a director, screenwriter and stand-up comic with a distinctive voice and vision. Learn about her collaborations with Mike Nichols, Woody Allen and Warren Beatty, and her films that skewer male vanity and narcissism.

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