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Michael Blake was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States on July 5, 1945. Michael Blake was credited as a screenwriter, novelist and non-fiction writer. Death is recorded on May 2, 2015, at the age of 69. Education on record includes University of New Mexico. Listed accolades include Writers Guild of America Award, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (1991) and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.
My Take
What moves me about Michael Blake is the long road he walked before Dances With Wolves. He drifted through odd jobs and lean years before that single Academy-winning screenplay rewrote his life. I admire that he authored the novel and then adapted it himself, keeping the vision whole rather than handing it off. There's something deeply American in a boy from a North Carolina military town pouring his soul into the open plains of the West. He passed in 2015, but his prairie story endures. To me he was the quiet kind of writer whose work outlasts the noise around it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael Blake
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・ブレイク
- Reading
- まいける・ぶれいく
- Born
- July 5, 1945 – May 2, 2015
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter / novelist / non-fiction writer / writer
2. Background
- University
- University of New Mexico
Awards & achievements
- Writers Guild of America Award
- 1991 Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Blake%20(author)
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q942773
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Michael Blake born?
Born July 5, 1945.
When did Michael Blake die?
Died May 2, 2015, aged 69.
Where was Michael Blake from?
Michael Blake was from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States.
What did Michael Blake do?
Michael Blake worked as screenwriter, novelist, non-fiction writer, writer.
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