George S. Kaufmann
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George S. Kaufman in 1928
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| Born | George Simon Kaufman November 16, 1889 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 2, 1961 (aged 71) New York City, New York |
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| Debut works |
Some One in the House (1918) Someone Must Pay (1919) |
| Notable work(s) |
Of Thee I Sing You Can't Take It with You |
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George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 – June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals, notably for the Marx Brothers. One play and one musical that he wrote won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: You Can't Take It with You (1937, with Moss Hart), and Of Thee I Sing (1932, with Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin). He also won the Tony Award as a Director, for the musical Guys and Dolls.
George S. Kaufman was born to Joseph S. Kaufman, a hatband manufacturer, and Nettie Meyers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had a younger sister, Ruth. He graduated from high school in 1907 and studied law for three months. He grew disenchanted and took on a series of odd jobs, selling silk and working in wholesale ribbon sales.
Kaufman began contributing humorous material to the column that Franklin P. Adams wrote for the New York Mail. He became close friends with F.P.A., who helped him get his first newspaper job—humor columnist for The Washington Times—in 1912. By 1915 he was a drama reporter on The New York Tribune, working under Heywood Broun. In 1917 Kaufman joined The New York Times, becoming drama editor and staying with the newspaper until 1930.
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