Michael Blakemore

Michael Blakemore
Born	Michael Howell Blakemore (1928-06-18)18 June 1928 Sydney
Died	10 December 2023(2023-12-10) (aged 95)
Years active	1951–2023
Awards	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play 1984 Noises Off 2000 Copenhagen Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical 2000 Kiss Me, Kate Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play 2000 Copenhagen Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical 2000 Kiss Me, Kate

Michael Howell Blakemore AO OBE (18 June 1928 – 10 December 2023) was an Australian actor, writer and theatre director who also made a handful of 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.