Michael Blake
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About
Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and novelist. He adapted his 1988 novel Dances with Wolves into an acclaimed 1990 film.
Before Fame
He studied at the University of New Mexico and Eastern New Mexico University and also attended film school in northern California.
Trivia
He wrote his first screenplay, Stacey's Knights, in 1983. The third screenplay he wrote, Winding Stair, he also directed in 1998.
Family Life
He was born on a military base in North Carolina, and he and his three brothers grew up in several different states, including Texas and California.
Associated With
Actor Kevin Costner starred in the film version of Dances with Wolves.
