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George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 – June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theater director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals for the Marx Brothers and others.
- Comedy, political satire
- June 2, 1961 (aged 71), New York City, US
- George Simon Kaufman, November 16, 1889, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Mar 18, 2024 · George S. Kaufman was an American playwright and journalist, who became the stage director of most of his plays and musical comedies after the mid-1920s. He was the most successful craftsman of the American theatre in the era between World Wars I and II, and many of his plays were Broadway hits.
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Sep 28, 2014 · Videos. This season's revival of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 's Pulitzer Prize-winning play YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU opens on Broadway tonight, and in honor of the playwriting pair's...
For a man who was supposed to hate music and musicals with considerable fervor, George S. Kaufman made significant contributions as a librettist and director to a variety of productions in...
May 23, 2018 · Literature and the Arts. American Literature: Biographies. George S Kaufman. George S. Kaufman. views 2,153,976 updated May 23 2018. George S. Kaufman. American playwright George S. Kaufman (1889-1961) collaborated on a great number of successful plays that merged theatricality with satiric comedy.
Subject. Genre. Comedy. Setting. New York City at the home of Martin Vanderhof, 1936. You Can't Take It with You is a comedic play in three acts by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. The original production of the play premiered at the Chestnut Street Opera House in Philadelphia on November 30, 1936. [1]
The Royal Family is a play written by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. Its premiere on Broadway was at the Selwyn Theatre on 28 December 1927, where it ran for 345 performances to close in October 1928. It was included in Burns Mantle 's The Best Plays of 1927–1928 . Characters. Fanny Cavendish – Cavendish family matriarch.
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