Personal Life
Kanin was married to his frequent collaborator, Academy-award winning actress Ruth Gordon, from 1942 to her death in 1985.
In 1990, Kanin married the celebrated stage actress Marian Seldes, who survives him.
In 1999, Kanin died at age 86 in New York City of undisclosed causes.
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