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Home/People/Michael Tolkin
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Born
Oct 17, 1950
Age 75
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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Movies
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IMDb Profile

Michael Tolkin

Writing

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. A follow-up book, The Return of the Player, was published in 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. Tolkin is a graduate of Middlebury College. Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mogel (parenting expert and author of bestseller The Blessing of a Skinned Knee) and their two daughters, Susanna and Emma. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Tolkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
50 Films to See Before You Die poster

50 Films to See Before You Die

as Self
2006
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The Player

as Eric Schecter
1992
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Planned Improvisation

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