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George S. Kaufman (I) (1889–1961)
American playwright of acerbic wit. Twice won the Pulitzer Prize, and is best known for his collaborative authorship of "Once in a Lifetime," with Moss Hart (1930); "Of Thee I Sing," with Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin (1931); "Dinner at Eight," with Edna Ferber (1932); "You Can't Take It with You" and "The Man Who Came to Dinner," again with ...
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Born:in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USADied:(age 71) in 1035 Park Avenue, New York, USA |
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Writer (81 credits)
Writer (81 credits)
1987
You Can't Take It with You
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- The Trial of Martin Vanderhof
(1987)
... (play)
- Like Mother, Like Son
(1987)
... (play)
1974-1984
Great Performances
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- You Can't Take It with You
(1984)
... (play)
- June Moon
(1974)
... (play)
1978
Au théâtre ce soir
(TV Series) (play - 1 episode)
- Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous
(1978)
... (play)
1960
Saturday Playhouse
(TV Series) (play "The Man Who Came to Dinner" - 1 episode)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1960)
... (play "The Man Who Came to Dinner")
1956
Omnibus
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Man without a Country
(1956)
... (written by - segment "Amicable Parting")
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes, 1951 - 1953) (play "George Washington Slept Here" - 1 episode, 1956)
- Queen Elizabeth Slept Here
(1956)
... (play "George Washington Slept Here")
- Once in a Lifetime
(1953)
... (play)
- Dinner at Eight
(1951)
... (play)
1954-1955
The Best of Broadway
(TV Series) (play - 3 episodes)
- Stage Door
(1955)
... (play)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1954)
... (play)
- The Royal Family
(1954)
... (play)
1950-1951
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- The Royal Family
(1951)
... (play)
- You Can't Take It with You
(1950)
... (play)
1949-1950
The Ford Theatre Hour
(TV Series) (play - 2 episodes)
- The Royal Family
(1950)
... (play)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1949)
... (play)
1947-1950
Kraft Theatre
(TV Series) (play - 5 episodes)
- The Dark Tower
(1950)
... (play)
- Mr. Minick
(1948)
... (play)
- The Royal Family
(1948)
... (play)
- June Moon
(1948)
... (play)
- Merton of the Movies
(1947)
... (play)
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Moss Hart and his play, "Once in a Lifetime," was performed in an American Contemporary Theatre production in San Francisco, California. Mark Rucker was director. See more »Alternate Names:
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When a community theater group was caught performing one of Kaufman's plays without permission or payment of royalties, Kaufman threatened to send them to jail for theft. The theater director thought they didn't need to pay royalties because, as he put it, "It's just a small, insignificant, little theater in a small, insignificant, little town." Kaufman's reply: "Then we'll send you all to a ... See more »Trivia:
He was only the second playwright to win two Pulitzer Prizes, the first being Eugene O'Neill. See more »Star Sign:
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