Michael Blakemore
Michael Blakemore | |
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| Born | Michael Howell Blakemore 18 June 1928 Sydney |
| Died | 10 December 2023 (aged 95) |
| Years active | 1951–2023 |
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Michael Howell Blakemore AO OBE (18 June 1928 – 10 December 2023) was an Australian actor, writer and theatre director who also made some films. A former Associate Director of the National Theatre, in 2000 he became the only individual to win Tony Awards for Best Director of a Play and Musical in the same year for Copenhagen and Kiss Me, Kate.