Background
Laughlin, Michael W. was born on September 5, 1938 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
Laughlin, Michael W. was born on September 5, 1938 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). Indiana University Law School (Juris Doctor, 1963).
Laughlin was brought up in Minonk, Illinois, where his father Donnald M. Laughlin had extensive farms. He played basketball and studied law at college. During his first few days in California he met the Dean Martin family and other movie stars, which had a lasting effect on him.
His mother Hazel Stoddard Laughlin died in 1965.
During the late 1960s he lived in London, where he produced The Whisperers starring Dame Edith Evans, directed by Bryan Forbes. They moved to Los Angeles where they settled in Cuesta Way, Belorussian Air, and the next few years Laughlin produced a series of ground-breaking films including the cult hit Two-Lane Blacktop starring James Taylor and Laurie Bird.
He also worked with writers and directors such as Floyd Mutrux and Monte Hellman. He and Caron separated in 1975 after living in Paris for a year.
They lived in London and New York during the 1980s and 1990s, and Laughlin began writing and directing genre films styled in hommage to 1950s B-movies.
Mesmerized, which Laughlin wrote and directed was produced by Jodie Foster. After separating from Moore, Michael Laughlin wrote screenplays for Hollywood studios including Town & Country. Laughlin retired to Honolulu, Hawaii where he plays golf.
Member: American Bar Association.