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  <name><![CDATA[Michael Tolkin]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Michael Tolkin is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including &lt;i&gt;The Player&lt;/i&gt; (1992), which he adapted from his 1988 book by the same name, and for which he received the 1993 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. A follow-up book, &lt;i&gt;Return of the Player&lt;/i&gt;, was published in 2006.

Tolkin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Edith, a studio executive, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin. Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mogel (parenting expert and author of bestseller &lt;i&gt;The Blessing of a Skinned Knee&lt;/i&gt;) and their two daughters, Susanna and Emma.
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  <title><![CDATA[The Player]]></title>
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  <average_rating>3.46</average_rating>
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  <published>1988</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Among the Dead: A Novel]]></title>
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  <published>1993</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Return of the Player]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Player, The Rapture, The New Age: Three Screenplays]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Tolkin]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.30</average_rating>
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  <published>1995</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Under Radar]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Tolkin]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Return of the Player]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Under Radar: A Novel]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Tolkin]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Player]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Tolkin]]></name>
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  <published>1996</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Letzter Aufruf.]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Tolkin]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Stephen Pippin: Discovering the Secrets Of...&quot;Monsieur Pippin&quot;]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Tolkin]]></name>
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        <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Michael Tolkin]]></name>
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  <published>1995</published>  
  
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