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Moss Hart (October 24, 1904 – December 20, 1961) was an American playwright, librettist, and theater director. Early years. Hart was born in New York City, the son of Lillian (Solomon) and Barnett Hart, a cigar maker. [1] [2] He had a younger brother, Bernard. [3] .
Moss Hart (born Oct. 24, 1904, New York City—died Dec. 20, 1961, Palm Springs, Calif., U.S.) was one of the most successful U.S. playwrights of the 20th century. At 17 Hart obtained a job as office boy for the theatrical producer Augustus Pitou. He wrote his first play at 18, but it was a flop.
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Mini Bio. Tony Award-winning American playwright/lyricist Moss Hart was born Oct. 24, 1904, in New York City to a poor Jewish family and raised in what he described as a "drab tenement" on 107th St. in the Bronx. He was educated in the city public school system.
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Oct 11, 2012 · Published in 1959, Moss Hart’s glorious memoir, Act One, has been a lasting inspiration for theater buffs, as well as a 1963 movie starring George Hamilton and Jason Robards. Now it’s being...
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May 13, 2001 · May 13, 2001. At the time of his death, in 1961, Moss Hart was one of Broadway's benevolent mandarins—admired, ubiquitous, well liked, and known far beyond Times Square, thanks to his movie ...
Moss Hart. Writer: You Can't Take It with You. Tony Award-winning American playwright/lyricist Moss Hart was born Oct. 24, 1904, in New York City to a poor Jewish family and raised in what he described as a "drab tenement" on 107th St. in the Bronx. He was educated in the city public school system.