Elaine May
Made films the shows talk about.
Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Brittany Runs a Marathon (influence). Count them as writer (1 film) instead.
Draws on
What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.
Drawn on by
What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.
No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.
What the speakers said they did
Directing (1) everyone in directing
- writer-director, theater-to-film north star (directing half), Brittany Runs a Marathon (influence) (The Big Picture, The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture)
Other (3) everyone in other
- Nichols's comedy partner (Nichols and May) (The Rewatchables, ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson)
- anxiety-as-comedy touchstone, (no film) (The Big Picture, The Final Girl Film Canon and ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ With Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder, and Jane Schoenbrun!)
- name behind the quote about her ecosystem, Swing Shift (Blank Check — Patreon, Panic Room with Eva Anderson (Ad-Free))
Writing (1) everyone in writing
- writer-director, theater-to-film north star, Brittany Runs a Marathon (influence) (The Big Picture, The Future of ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel, Pixar, and Disney’s Movie Monopoly. Plus: Our Summer Movie Awards and Paul Downs Colaizzo on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ | The Big Picture)
What was said about them, by kind
lineage (1)
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lineage (lineage):
Mike Nichols → Elaine May.
He began as a comedian in Nichols and May, then theater, then film with Virginia Woolf and The Graduate.
“famously a comedian, part of, um, Nichols and May.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson · 0:38:26 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)
Fun items about them
None.