Michael Mann

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Michael Mann

American director and screenwriter

Also known as: Michael Kenneth Mann

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Last Updated: Dec 9, 2024 • Article History

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In full:: Michael Kenneth Mann

Born:: February 5, 1943, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (age 81)

Awards And Honors:: Emmy Award (1979)

Notable Works:: “Ali”; “Blackhat”; “Collateral”; “Ferrari”; “Manhunter”; “Miami Vice”; “Public Enemies”; “The Insider”; “The Jericho Mile”; “The Last of the Mohicans”; “Thief”

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Michael Mann (born February 5, 1943, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American director and screenwriter working in film and television. He has specialized in crime dramas and is known for work that showcases an elegantly stylized realism. Mann grew up in Chicago and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1965. He became interested in film while there, and he went on to study at the London School of Film Technique (now London School of Film), earning a master’s degree in 1967. For several years Mann remained in England working on television ...(100 of 599 words)

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