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Michael Blake (other)
Michael Blake may refer to: *Michael Blake (author) (1945–2015), American author, best known for his film adaptation of his novel ''Dances with Wolves'' *Michael Blake (bishop) (1775–1860), Irish Roman Catholic bishop of Dromore *Michael Blake (composer) (born 1951), South African contemporary classical music composer *Michael Blake (musician) (born 1964), Canadian musician *Michael Blake (politician) (born 1982), New York Assembly member *Michael Blake (rugby league) (born 1961), Australian former rugby league footballer *Michael F. Blake (1857–1929), judge in New York City *Mick Blake (1874–1931), Australian rules footballer *Mike Blake, character in ''Alabama Moon (film), Alabama Moon'' See also * Blake (surname) * Blake Michael (born 1996), American actor {{hndis, Blake, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Blake (author)
Michael Lennox Blake (July 5, 1945 – May 2, 2015) was an American author, best known for the Dances with Wolves, film adaptation of his novel ''Dances with Wolves (novel), Dances with Wolves'', for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Biography Early in his life, Blake's family lived in Texas, before moving to Southern California, where they moved frequently. He began writing when he was stationed at Walker Air Force Base, where he wrote for the base newspaper. He studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, and later studied at a film school in Berkeley, California. He also attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, Portales. In the late 1970s, he moved to Los Angeles; during the 1980s, only one of his screenplays was produced, called ''Stacy's Knights''. The movie starred Kevin Costner, who later encouraged him to continue to write, and introduced him to key figures in the Hollywood Industry. ''Dances with Wolves'' was the res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
