George S. Kaufman

Active - 1919 - 2019  |   Birth - Nov 16, 1889  |   Death - Jun 2, 1961  |   Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music, Comedy Drama | Subgenres - Musical, Romantic Comedy, Comedy Drama, Silent Film, Silent Feature

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George Simon Kaufman was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals for the Marx Brothers and others. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical Of Thee I Sing in 1932, and won again in 1937 for the play You Can't Take It with You. He also won the Tony Award for Best Director in 1951 for the musical Guys and Dolls.

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