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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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / novelist / non-fiction writer / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- 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. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Blake%20(author)
Frequently asked questions
When was Michael Blake born?
July 5, 1945 – May 2, 2015.
Where is Michael Blake from?
Michael Blake is from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States.
What does Michael Blake do?
Michael Blake works as screenwriter, novelist, non-fiction writer, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.