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My Man Godfrey (1936) -- A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler...but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

Penny Serenade (1941) -- A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.

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Overview

Date of Birth:

20 October 1895, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

24 August 1985, Washington, District of Columbia, USA more

Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One... more

STARmeter:

Down 8% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

Goodman Theatre Announces Full Creative Team For Animal Crackers
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 28 July 2009, 5:35 PM, PDT)
Joey Slotnick Completes Cast Of Animal Crackers, Begins 9/18 At Goodman Theater
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 18 June 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Thanks, Self

Brain Donors (1992) (screenplay "A Night At the Opera") (suggestion)
... aka Lame Ducks
Of Thee I Sing (1972) (TV) (writer)
"Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Penny Serenade (1955) TV episode (original screenplay)
"Musical Comedy Time" (1 episode, 1951)
- Louisiana Purchase (1951) TV episode (play)
Heartbeat (1946) (adaptation)
Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) (screenplay) (story)
It's in the Bag! (1945) (writer) (uncredited)
... aka The Fifth Chair (Australia) (UK)
Claudia (1943) (writer)
The Meanest Man in the World (1943) (writer) (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase (1941) (play)
Penny Serenade (1941) (screenplay)
5th Ave Girl (1939) (story outline) (uncredited)
Man About Town (1939) (screenplay) (story)
Room Service (1938) (writer)
Having Wonderful Time (1938) (contributer to dialogue and special sequence) (uncredited)
... aka Having a Wonderful Time
There's Always a Woman (1938) (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited)
Stage Door (1937) (screenplay)
My Man Godfrey (1936) (writer)
Ceiling Zero (1936) (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera (1935) (screenplay)
Palmy Days (1931) (story and dialogue)
Animal Crackers (1930) (play) (writer)
The Cocoanuts (1929) (adaptation)

Thanks:

1970s
1940s

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment)
It's in the Bag! (1945) (we gratefully acknowledge the contribution of, to this photoplay)
... aka The Fifth Chair (Australia) (UK)

Self:

1980s
1970s

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982) (TV) .... Himself
"The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Groucho Marx (1979) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

Stage: Wrote sketches for musical revue "The Garrick Gaeities", which opened on Broadway in 1925. more

Publicity Listings:

1 Article more

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance | Drama more

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Based On Play | New York City | Butler more

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