Dances With Wolves

The author of Dances with Wolves is man by the name of Michael Blake (1945-2015). As a 20 year-old in 1965, Blake was a product of the counterculture revolution of 1960’s America: against the establishment, and the Vietnam War. He was a “turn on, tune in, drop out” kind of guy.

A journalist dabbling in screenwriting at the time — Michael Blake met Kevin Costner in the late 70’s in a Los Angeles acting group for would-be actors and writers. The two became friends and — as Kevin Costner found success…