What is Michael Blake (author)?
[[File:Michael Blake.jpg|thumb|Blake in [[Washington (state)|Washington]], 2007.]] '''Michael Lennox Blake''' (July 5, 1945 &ndash; May 2, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[writer]] and [[screenwriter]]. He was best known for the [[Dances with Wolves|movie adaptation]] of his novel ''[[Dances with Wolves (novel)|Dances with Wolves]]'', for which he won an [[Academy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe]]. Blake was born in [[Fort Bragg, North Carolina|Fort Bragg]], [[North Carolina]], and grew up in [[New Mexico]], [[Texas]] and [[Southern California]]. He was married and had three sons. Blake died after a long illness on May 2, 2015 in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], [[Arizona]]. He was 69.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-blake-oscar-winning-screenwriter-792983|title=Michael Blake, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter of 'Dances With Wolves,' Dies at 69|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 2, 2015|accessdate=May 3, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0086658|Michael Blake}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blake, Michael}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Academy Award winning writers]] [[Category:20th-century American novelists]] [[Category:Writers from New Mexico]] [[Category:Writers from Tucson, Arizona]] [[Category:Screenwriters from California]] [[Category:Writers from North Carolina]] [[Category:Writers from Texas]]