Michael Blake (author)

Michael Blake
Blake in 2005
Blake in 2005
BornMichael Lennox Blake
(1945-07-05)July 5, 1945
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 2015(2015-05-02) (aged 69)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
OccupationAuthor and screenwriter
Alma mater

Michael Lennox Blake (July 5, 1945 – May 2, 2015) was an American author, best known for the film adaptation of his novel Dances with Wolves, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.