biography
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| lived:
| (1904–61)
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| biography:
| Playwright and director, born in New York City, USA. An office boy to a theatrical producer, his first play, written at 18, was a flop. He then wrote Once in a Lifetime (1929) which, fine-tuned by George S Kaufman, became a hit, and started his career as one of the most successful US playwrights. Other works in collaboration with Kaufman include Merrily We Roll Along (1934), You Can't Take It With You (1936), and The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939). Lady in the Dark (1941), which he wrote with Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin, was one of the many successful musical plays he directed. His A Star is Born appeared in 1954. |
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