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George S. Kaufman (1889–1961)

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George S. Kaufman, one of the most famous and successful American playwrights of the 20th century, was born on November 16, 1889 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With the possible exception of Neil Simon, no other comic playwright enjoyed more popular success or exerted more influence over the American stage and cinema than did Kaufman... See full bio »

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George Simon Kaufman
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 71) in New York City, New York, USA
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2000 The Man Who Came to Dinner (TV movie) (play)
 
1992 Brain Donors (screenplay "A Night At the Opera" / suggestion)
 
1989 Dinner at Eight (TV movie) (play)
 
1988 Once in a Life Time (TV movie)
 
1987 You Can't Take It with You (TV series)
– The Trial of Martin Vanderhof (1987) (play)
– Like Mother, Like Son (1987) (play)
 
1974-1984 Great Performances (TV series)
– You Can't Take It with You (1984) (play)
– June Moon (1974) (play)
 
1982 Drei gegen Hollywood (TV movie) (play "Once in a Lifetime")
 
1979 You Can't Take It with You (TV movie) (play)
 
1978 Au théâtre ce soir (TV series)
– Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous (1978) (play)
 
1977 The Royal Family (TV movie) (play)
 
1972 The Man Who Came to Dinner (TV movie) (play)
 
1972 Of Thee I Sing (TV movie)
 
1960 Saturday Playhouse (TV series)
– The Man Who Came to Dinner (1960) (play "The Man Who Came to Dinner")
 
1957 Silk Stockings (play)
 
1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac (from the play by)
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
– Dinner at Eight (1955) (play)
 
1954-1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
– Stage Door (1955) (play)
– The Man Who Came to Dinner (1954) (play)
– The Royal Family (1954) (play)
 
1954 TV de Vanguarda (TV series)
– Do Mundo Nada Se Leva (1954) (play)
 
1953 Three Sailors and a Girl (play "The Butter and Egg Man")
 
1952 Theatre Royal (TV movie) (play "The Royal Family")
 
1950-1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– The Royal Family (1951) (play)
– You Can't Take It with You (1950) (play)
 
1951 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– Dinner at Eight (1951) (play)
 
1949-1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
– The Royal Family (1950) (play)
– The Man Who Came to Dinner (1949) (play)
 
1949 Dancing in the Dark (play "The Band Wagon")
 
1949 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– June Moon (1949) (by)
 
1948 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Dinner at Eight (1948) (writer)
 
1947 Merton of the Movies (play)
 
1947 You Can't Take It with You (TV movie) (play)
 
1947 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Merton of the Movies (1947) (play)
 
1947 The Late George Apley (play)
 
1945 You Can't Take It with You (TV movie) (play)
 
1943 The Good Fellows (play)
 
1942 Star Spangled Rhythm (sketches / as George Kaufman)
 
1942 George Washington Slept Here (play)
 
1942 The Man Who Came to Dinner (stage play)
 
1940 Dulcy (based on the play by)
 
1940 An Angel from Texas (based on a play by)
 
1939 No Place to Go (play "Minick")
 
1939 The Royal Family of Broadway (TV movie) (play)
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You (based upon the play by)
 
1937 Once in a Lifetime (TV movie) (play)
 
1937 First Lady (play)
 
1937 Nothing Sacred (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1937 Stage Door (from the play by)
 
1937 Dance Charlie Dance (play "The Butter and Egg Man")
 
1937 Blonde Trouble (play "June Moon")
 
1937 A Day at the Races (screen play - uncredited)
 
1936 Riffraff (contributor to dialogue - uncredited)
 
1935 A Night at the Opera (screenplay)
 
1935 Hello, Sweetheart (play "The Butter and Egg Man")
 
1934 The Man with Two Faces (play "The Dark Tower")
 
1934 Elmer and Elsie (story)
 
1933 Roman Scandals (original story)
 
1933 Dinner at Eight (stage play)
 
1932 Once in a Lifetime (play)
 
1932 Make Me a Star (play)
 
1932 The Tenderfoot (story)
 
1932 The Expert (play "Minick")
 
1931 June Moon (play)
 
1930 The Royal Family of Broadway (play "The Royal Family")
 
1930 Animal Crackers (based on the musical play by)
 
1930 Not So Dumb (play "Dulcy")
 
1929 The Cocoanuts (book of stage play)
 
1928 The Butter and Egg Man (play)
 
1925 Beggar on Horseback (play)
 
1925 Welcome Home (play "Minick")
 
1924 Merton of the Movies (play)
 
1923 To the Ladies (play)
 
1923 Dulcy (play)
 
1920 Someone in the House (play)
 
1919 Someone Must Pay (play "Someone in the House")
 
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1951 This Is Show Business (TV series)
– Episode dated 18 February 1951 (1951)
 
1949 Straw Hat Cinderella (short)
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1939 Of Mice and Men (stager: stage play)
 
1935 A Night at the Opera (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
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1931 June Moon (writer: "June Moon", "Hello Tokio", "Montana Moon", "Give Our Child a Name")
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
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1959 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.62 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #2.251 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #2.247 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #2.221 (1959) … Himself
– Episode #2.156 (1959) … Himself
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1949-1952 This Is Show Business (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Panelist
– Episode dated 7 December 1952 (1952) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 December 1951 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #4.1 (1951) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 October 1950 (1950) … Himself - Panelist
– Episode #3.1 (1950) … Himself
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1922). Stage Play: The '49ers. Musical revue. Music by Arthur Samuels and Lewis E. Gensler. Lyrics by Morrie Ryskind and Frank Adams. Book by Frank Adams. Sketches by Marc Connelly, Ring Lardner, George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Dorothy Parker, Howard Dietz [earliest Broadway credit] and Robert Benchley... See more »

Publicity Listings:

5 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

George Kaufman
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Personal Quote:

[advice to a writer who had a spelling problem] I'm not very good at it myself, but the first rule about spelling is that there is only one 'z' in 'is'. See more »

Trivia:

Won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical "Of Thee I Sing" collaborating with Morrie Ryskind, Ira Gershwin and George Gershwin. He won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "You Can't Take it with You" collaborating with Moss Hart. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio