mˈaɪkəl lˈɛnɑːks blˈeɪk dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv mˈeɪ tˈuː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɔːθɚ, bˈɛst nˈoʊn fɚðə fˈɪlm ˌædæptˈeɪʃən ʌv hɪz nˈɑːvəl dˈænsᵻz wɪð wˈʊlvz, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ hiː wˈʌn ɐn ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ bˈɛst ɐdˈæptᵻd skɹˈiːnpleɪ.
Michael Lennox Blake (July 5, 1945 – May 2, 2015) was an American author, best known for the film adaptation of his novel Dances with Wolves, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.