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'''Elaine May''' (b. 1932) is a film director, screenwriter and actress. She gained fame early in her career as one half of an improvisational comedy team with Mike Nichols.
'''Elaine May''' (b. 1932) is a film director, screenwriter and actress. She gained fame early in her career as one half of an improvisational comedy team with Mike Nichols.
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May was hired as a script doctor on ''[[Labyrinth]]'', receiving no credit for her work. In February and April of 1985, she worked with [[Jim Henson]] on a script credited to [[Laura Phillips]] and [[Terry Jones]], dated April 11, 1985.<ref name="redbook04081985">[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/04/09/48-101985/ Jim Henson's Red Book 4/8-10/1985]</ref> [[The Jim Henson Company Archives|The Jim Henson Company archivist]] [[Karen Falk]] notes that "The changes she made in humanizing the characters so pleased Jim that shooting began using her material."<ref>[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2011/01/29/1291985/ Jim Henson's Red Book 1/29/1985]</ref>
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May was hired as a script doctor on ''[[Labyrinth]]'', receiving no credit for her work. In February and April of 1985, she worked with [[Jim Henson]] on a script credited to [[Laura Phillips]] and [[Terry Jones]], dated April 11, 1985.<ref name="redbook04081985">[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/04/09/48-101985/ Jim Henson's Red Book 4/8-10/1985]</ref> [[Karen Falk]]<ref>Falk identifies herself as the sole Red Book author in a November 27, 2012 article on the Chronicle Books blog [http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/author/karen-falk/]</ref> notes that "The changes she made in humanizing the characters so pleased Jim that shooting began using her material."<ref>[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2011/01/29/1291985/ Jim Henson's Red Book 1/29/1985]</ref>
May's other credits include ''Tootsie'' ([[Dustin Hoffman]]), ''Dangerous Minds'' ([[Michelle Pfeiffer]]), ''The Birdcage'' ([[Robin Williams]]), and directing ''The Heartbreak Kid'' in 1972.
May's other credits include ''Tootsie'' ([[Dustin Hoffman]]), ''Dangerous Minds'' ([[Michelle Pfeiffer]]), ''The Birdcage'' ([[Robin Williams]]), and directing ''The Heartbreak Kid'' in 1972.