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Garson Kanin (1912–1999)

Writer | Director | Miscellaneous Crew

Garson Kanin has worked as an actor on stage and as a director on Broadway and in Hollywood, but his best-known work is as a writer. During the Great Depression, he dropped out of high school to help support his family by working as a musician and later as a comedian. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1932 to 1933... See full bio »

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in Rochester, New York, USA

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(age 86) in New York City, New York, USA
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2012-2013 Smash (TV series)
– The Transfer (2013) (based on the novel by)
– The Phenomenon (2013) (based on the novel by)
– The Producers (2013) (based on the novel by)
– Opening Night (2013) (based on the novel by)
– The Dress Rehearsal (2013) (based on the novel by)
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1993 Born Yesterday (play)
 
1980 The Silent Lovers (TV movie) (novel "Moviola")
 
1980 The Scarlett O'Hara War (TV movie) (novel "Moviola")
 
1980 This Year's Blonde (TV movie) (novel "Moviola")
 
1980 Hardhat and Legs (TV movie)
 
1977 Nicht von gestern (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1973 Adam's Rib (TV series)
– The Unwritten Law: Part 2 (1973) (story)
– The Unwritten Law: Part 1 (1973) (story)
 
1972 Au théâtre ce soir (TV series)
– Ferraille à vendre (1972) (play)
 
1969 Some Kind of a Nut (writer)
 
1969 Where It's At (writer)
 
1966 Walk Don't Run (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1965 Dünkü çocuk (play "Born Yesterday" - uncredited)
 
1964 Mr. Broadway (TV series)
– Pay Now, Die Later (1964) (creator)
– Something to Sing About (1964) (creator / writer)
– Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones (1964) (creator)
– Bad Little Rich Girl (1964) (creator)
– Smelling Like a Rose (1964) (creator)
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1961 The Right Approach (play "The Live Wire")
 
1960 High Time (based on a story by)
 
1960 The Rat Race (play / screenplay)
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– Six People, No Music (1959) (story "The Damnedest Thing")
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– The Right Hand Man (1958) (story)
 
1957 TV de Vanguarda (TV series)
– Nascida Ontem (1957)
 
1957 Teledrama (TV series)
– Nascida Ontem (1957) (story)
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
– A Double Life (1957) (previous screenplay)
 
1956 The Girl Can't Help It (novel "Do Re Mi" - uncredited)
 
1956 Born Yesterday (TV movie) (play / written by)
 
1954 It Should Happen to You (story and screen play)
 
1952 Pat and Mike (written by)
 
1952 The Marrying Kind
 
1950 Born Yesterday (play / screenplay revision - uncredited)
 
1949 Adam's Rib (screen play)
 
1947 A Double Life (written by)
 
1946 From This Day Forward (adaptation)
 
1943 A Lady Takes a Chance ( - uncredited / unconfirmed)
 
1943 The More the Merrier (contributor to story - uncredited)
 
1940 My Favorite Wife (uncredited)
 
1939 Bachelor Mother (uncredited)
 
1939 The Great Man Votes (uncredited)
 
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1969 Some Kind of a Nut
 
1969 Where It's At
 
1964 Mr. Broadway (TV series)
– An Eye on Emily (1964)
 
1956 Born Yesterday (TV movie)
 
1945 The True Glory (documentary)
 
1944 Salute to France (short)
 
1944 Battle Stations (documentary short)
 
1944 Night Stripes
 
1942 Night Shift (documentary short)
 
1942 Ring of Steel (documentary short)
 
1942 Fellow Americans (documentary short)
 
1941 Tom Dick and Harry
 
1940 They Knew What They Wanted
 
1940 My Favorite Wife
 
1939 Bachelor Mother
 
1939 The Great Man Votes
 
1938 Next Time I Marry
 
1938 A Man to Remember
 
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1959 The Diary of Anne Frank (directed on the stage by)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
Show ShowSelf (18 titles)
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms (1996) … Himself
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Tattingers (TV series)
Himself
– Rest in Peas (1988) … Himself
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Woman's Lot (1987) … Himself
 
1986 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1980 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 February 1980 (1980) … Himself - Guest
 
1978-1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 November 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977 Over Easy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 December 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1974-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 August 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 January 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1977 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spencer Tracy (1977) … Himself
 
1971-1977 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 January 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 January 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 23 August 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 May 1972 (1972) … Himself
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1972 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Garson Kanin (1972) … Himself
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.63 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.42 (1969) … Himself
 
1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.222 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #2.213 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 5 July 1959 (1959) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1959 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #6.39 (1959) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1933). Stage Play: Little Ol' Boy. Drama. Written by Albert Bein. Directed by Joseph Losey. Playhouse Theatre: 24 Apr 1933- May 1933 (closing date unknown/12 performances). Cast: Lew Amster (as "Boy"), Warren Bryan (as "Johnny Hamilton"), John Drew Colt (as "Roy Wells")... See more »

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I have always refused to work on adaptations of other people's works. I love film: better, I adore film, and I'm immensely jealous of film. I feel that it should have a literature of its own. Taking a big fat novel like David Selznick did with "Gone with the Wind" may sell a lot of seats, but it doesn't produce the masterpieces like "Citizen Kane" and "A Nous la Liberte." See more »

Trivia:

Wrote a book about his friendship with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn ("Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir", 1971, Plume). Hepburn saw this as a deep betrayal, and didn't speak with Kanin for many years. See more »

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