What is Michael Laughlin?
'''Michael Stoddard Laughlin''' (1938 – October 27, 2021) was an American movie director, producer and screenwriter.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DE6DC103BF935A25753C1A967948260 The New York Times]</ref> He was born in [[Minonk, Illinois]]. His career began in 1967. He was known for writing and directing the movies ''[[Strange Behavior]]'' (1981), ''[[Strange Invaders]]'' (1983), ''[[Mesmerized (movie)|Mesmerized]]'' (1986) and ''[[Town & Country (movie)|Town & Country]]'' (2001). Laughlin was married to French actress [[Leslie Caron]] between 1969 until 1980. Laughlin died on October 27, 2021, in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]] from problems caused by [[COVID-19]], aged 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michael-laughlin-dead-two-lane-blacktop-producer-cult-classic-1235039871/|title=Michael Laughlin, Who Produced ‘Two-Lane Blacktop’ and Co-Wrote ‘Town & Country,’ Dies at 82|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Kimberly Nordyke|date=October 31, 2021|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0490861}} *[https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-226.html National Film Registry, Library of Congress] *[http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/621-two-lane-blacktop-slow-ride Criterion Collection essay on Two-Lane Blacktop] *[https://variety.com/1998/more/news/michael-laughlin-2-1117479945/ Variety Profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Laughlin, Michael}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]] [[Category:Movie directors from Illinois]] [[Category:Movie producers from Illinois]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Illinois]] {{US-bio-stub}}