Fay and Michael Kanin papers
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
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Title: Fay and Michael Kanin papers
Date (inclusive): 1941-1984
Collection number: 170
Creator:
Kanin, Fay
Kanin, Michael
Extent:
2.8 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Fay and Michael Kanin papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Gift of Fay and Michael Kanin, 1986; and Fay Kanin, 2001
Fay Kanin was an American screenwriter and producer. She married screenwriter Michael Kanin in 1940.
Michael Kanin earned an Academy Award for cowriting WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942). The Kanins received an
Academy Award nomination in the writing category for TEACHER'S PET (1958).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Fay and Michael Kanin papers span the years 1941-1984 and encompass 2.8 linear feet. The
collection includes scripts, miscellaneous photocopied correspondence, and photostats of storyboards for
A DOUBLE LIFE (1947). There are also photocopies of correspondence for Kanin Productions from 1948 to
1952. Oversize material consists of set design drawings, scene sketches, several costume design drawings,
and set plans and elevations for A DOUBLE LIFE, many by Harry Horner. There is no script material for
their respective solo writing careers and no biographical material.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Stage files; 4. Subject
files.
Kanin, Michael , 1910-1993--Archives.
Kanin, Fay , 1917---Archives.
directors
screenwriters