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Kesselring died on November 5, 1967, in Kingston, New York, at the age of 65. In 1980, the National Arts Club created the Joseph Kesselring Prize for up-and-coming playwrights. It was funded by Kesselring's widow, Charlotte.
In his adroit mixture of comedy and mayhem, Kesselring satirizes the charitable impulse as he pokes fun at the conventions of the theater. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY. Joseph Kesselring was born on June 21, 1902, in New York City, to Henry and Frances Kesselring. From 1922 to 1924 he taught music and directed student productions at Bethel College in ...
Joseph Otto Kesselring (July 21, 1902 – November 5, 1967) was an American playwright known best for Arsenic and Old Lace, a hit on Broadway from 1939 to 1944 and other countries as well. He was born in New York City to Henry and Frances Kesselring.
Kesselring is best known for his successful play Arsenic and Old Lace (1941), which was also produced in other countries and adapted to television and film. In 1932, Kesselring married Charlotte Elsheimer. He died in 1967 in New York.
Joseph Otto Kesselring was born in New York City on June 21, 1902. His career was always linked in some way to the theatre. His early years were spent as a singer (boy soprano and adult tenor), and at the age of twenty, he began teaching music and directing amateur theatre productions at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas.
Married Charlotte Elsheimer, October 7, 1931. Joseph Otto Kesselring, American playwright. Member Dramatists’ Guild,; Club: Garrison.
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Joseph Kesselring was born on June 21, 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933) and The Best of Broadway (1954). He was married to Charlotte Elsheimer. He died on November 5, 1967 in Kingston, New York, USA.
