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Michael L. Tolkin (born October 17, 1950) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He has written numerous screenplays, including The Player (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, The Return of the Player, was published in 2006.

Tolkin was born in New York City, New York, the son of Edith (née Leibovitch), a studio executive and film industry lawyer, and the late comedy writer Mel Tolkin. Tolkin is a graduate of Middlebury College. Tolkin lives in Los Angeles with his wife Wendy Mogel (parenting expert and author of bestseller The Blessing of a Skinned Knee) and their two daughters, Susanna and Emma.

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迈克尔·托尔金（Michael L. Tolkin，1950年10月17日-），美国电影制片人、小说家。他写了许多剧本，包括改编自他 1988 年同名书籍的《玩家》（1992 年），并因此获得了 1993 年埃德加最佳电影剧本奖。2006年出版了一本后续书《玩家的归来》。

托尔金出生于纽约州纽约市，是制片厂高管兼电影业律师伊迪丝（原名莱博维奇）和已故喜剧作家梅尔·托尔金的儿子。托尔金毕业于米德尔伯里学院。托尔金和他的妻子温迪·莫格尔（育儿专家和畅销书《剥皮膝盖的祝福》的作者）和他们的两个女儿苏珊娜和艾玛住在洛杉矶。