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Michael Kane(1922-2020)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Michael Kane was born on 9 July 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Southern Comfort (1981), Hot Stuff (1979) and All the Right Moves (1983). He was married to Winifred June Fay. He died on 22 January 2020 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
BornJuly 9, 1922
DiedJanuary 22, 2020(97)
BornJuly 9, 1922
DiedJanuary 22, 2020(97)
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Known for

Southern Comfort (1981)
Southern Comfort
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1981
Dom DeLuise, Suzanne Pleshette, and Jerry Reed in Hot Stuff (1979)
Hot Stuff
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1979
All the Right Moves (1983)
All the Right Moves
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1983
Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Smokey and the Bandit II
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1980

Credits

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Writer



  • Cheech Marin and Jimmy Smits in The Cisco Kid (1994)
    The Cisco Kid
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1994
  • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
    MacGyver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990
  • Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)
    The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Gary Busey and Cynthia Leake in The Bear (1984)
    The Bear
    6.0
    • written by
    • 1984
  • All the Right Moves (1983)
    All the Right Moves
    6.0
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Bruce in Jaws 3-D (1983)
    Jaws 3-D
    3.7
    • additional dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Southern Comfort (1981)
    Southern Comfort
    7.1
    • written by
    • 1981
  • Klinton Spilsbury in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
    The Legend of the Lone Ranger
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • Kim Basinger, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Tanya Tucker in Hard Country (1981)
    Hard Country
    5.6
    • story
    • 1981
  • Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
    Smokey and the Bandit II
    5.3
    • story by
    • 1980
  • Dom DeLuise, Suzanne Pleshette, and Jerry Reed in Hot Stuff (1979)
    Hot Stuff
    6.2
    • written by
    • 1979
  • The White Shadow (1978)
    The White Shadow
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979
  • The Ransom of Red Chief (1975)
    The Ransom of Red Chief
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • screenplay by
    • 1975

Director



  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director (as Michael J. Kane)
    • 1974
  • Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Tina Louise, Russell Johnson, Natalie Schafer, and Dawn Wells in Gilligan's Island (1964)
    Gilligan's Island
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Michael Joseph Kane)
    • 1961

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Michael J. Kane
  • Born
    • July 9, 1922
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 22, 2020
    • Sherman Oaks, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Winifred June FayOctober 1, 1947 - 1972 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    He directed Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore's play, "Make A Million," at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California.

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    His name is a homonym for Michael Caine.

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