Mr. Kanin's wife, the actress Marian Seldes, was with him when he died at his home in Manhattan after a long illness, the New York Times reported. He was predeceased in 1985 by his first wife, Ruth Gordon, his co screenwriter for five films, including the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy pictures "Pat and Mike" and "Adam's Rib." The couple also worked together on theatrical projects, with Mr. Kanin directing her scripts or her performances.
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