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Garson Kanin (1912–1999)

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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Filmography

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2012-2013 Smash (TV series)
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)
The Surprise Party (2013) (based on the novel by)
 
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)
Bad Little Rich Girl (1964) (creator)
Smelling Like a Rose (1964) (creator)
 
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)
 
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)
 
Show ShowDirector (18 titles)
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)
 
1939 Bachelor Mother
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
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
 
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- 1989). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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:

1945 Sidney Howard Memorial Award (shared with Arthur Laurents). See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius