Michael Tolkin
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Michael Tolkin at Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara 25, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, March 2010
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October 17, 1950 New York City, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College (B.A., 1974) |
| Occupation | Writer, film director |
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 novel of the same name (1988), and for which he received the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay (1993). The Return of the Player, followed (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.
He is a 1974 graduate of Middlebury College.
Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife, author Wendy Mogel, and their two daughters, Susanna and Emma.
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