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George S. Kaufman

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George S. Kaufman


Born
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States
November 16, 1889

Died
June 02, 1961

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People note American playwright George Simon Kaufman for many collaborations, including Dinner at Eight (1932) with Edna Ferber and You Can't Take It with You (1936) with Moss Hart.

This theatre director, theatre producer, humorist, and drama critic, known as "the great collaborator," wrote very few plays alone.

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The Man Who Came to Dinner

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Merrily We Roll Along

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Of Thee I Sing

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Animal crackers

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A Night at the Opera

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Six Plays by Kaufman & Hart

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“(Popular singer Eddie Fisher, appearing on This is Show Business, told Kaufman that women refused to date him because he looked so young.)

Mr. Fisher, on Mount Wilson there is a telescope that can magnify the most distant stars up to twenty-four times the magnification of any previous telescope. This remarkable instrument was unsurpassed in the world of astronomy until the construction of the Mount Palomar telescope, an even more remarkable instrument of magnification. Owing to advances and improvements in optical technology, it is capable of magnifying the stars to four times the magnification and resolution of the Mount Wilson telescope - Mr. Fisher, if you could somehow put the Mount Wilson telescope inside the Mount Palomar telescope, you still wouldn't be able to detect my interest in your problem.”
George S. Kaufman

“KIRBY: A man can't give up his business.
GRANDPA: Why not? You've got all the money you need. You can't take it with you.”
George S. Kaufman, You Can't Take it With You

“I didn’t like the play, but than I saw it under adverse conditions – the curtain was up. ”
George S. Kaufman

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