Elaine May
Made films the shows talk about.
Counted as writer. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Brittany Runs a Marathon (influence). Count them as director (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.