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Michael Lennox Blake (July 5, 1945 – May 2, 2015) was an American author, best known for the film adaptation of his novel Dances with Wolves, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
May 5, 2015 · Michael Blake, who had been washing dishes in a Chinese restaurant when an old friend, Kevin Costner, asked him to adapt his own novel into a screenplay, which became the Oscar-winning script for...
May 2, 2015 · Michael Blake, who won an Academy Award for adapting the screenplay for Dances With Wolves from his own novel, has died. He was 69. Blake died peacefully after a lengthy illness on Saturday in...
At the 63rd Academy Award ceremony, with a total of 12 nominations, Dances With Wolves became the first Western film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture since 1931. The movie was also awarded Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Original Score.
May 5, 2015 · The writer of the best-selling novel and Oscar-winning screenplay died in Tucson, Arizona, after a long battle with cancer. He was a friend and collaborator of actor Kevin Costner, who starred in the film adaptation of his story.
May 2, 2015 · The author of several novels, including the New York Times #1 Bestseller Dances With Wolves and winner of the 1991 Academy Award.
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May 3, 2015 · Michael Blake, who won an Oscar for penning the script of “Dances With Wolves,” has died, his manager and producing partner Daniel Ostroff has confirmed. He was 69.
