Michael Tolkin

Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (1992), which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name,^[1] and for which he received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. A follow-up book, Return of the Player, was published in 2006.^[2]

Tolkin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Edith (née Leibovitch), a studio executive and film industry lawyer, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin.^[3] Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mogel (parenting expert and author of bestseller The Blessing of a Skinned Knee) and their two daughters, Susanna and Emma.

Filmography

• Gleaming the Cube (1989 - screenplay)
• The Rapture (1991 - screenplay/director)
• The Player (1992 - screenplay, from his novel)
• Deep Cover (1992 - co-screenplay)
• The New Age (1994 - screenplay/director)
• The Burning Season (1994 - co-teleplay)
• Deep Impact (1998 - co-screenplay)
• The Haunting (1999 - co-screenplay, uncredited)
• Changing Lanes (2002 - co-screenplay)
• Dawn of the Dead (2004 - co-screenplay, uncredited)
• Nine (2009 - co-screenplay)

Selected books

• The Player (1988)
• The Return of the Player (2006)

References

External links

• Michael Tolkin at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Tolkin at Allmovie

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