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Garson Kanin

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Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. [1]

51 relations: A Double Life (1947 film), A Man to Remember, Adam's Rib, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, American Theater Hall of Fame, Bachelor Mother, Born Yesterday (1950 film), Born Yesterday (play), California, Do Re Mi (musical), Frank Capra, From This Day Forward, Funny Girl (musical), George Abbott, George Cukor, High Time (film), It Should Happen to You, Jews, Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Manhattan, Marian Seldes, Michael Kanin, Moviola (novel), My Favorite Wife, Next Time I Marry, Noël Coward, Pat and Mike, Providence, Rhode Island, Ring Lardner Jr., Robert E. Sherwood, Rochester, New York, Ruth Gordon, Smash (novel), Smash (TV series), Some Kind of a Nut, Spencer Tracy, The Diary of Anne Frank (play), The Girl Can't Help It, The Great Man Votes, The Marrying Kind, The More the Merrier, The New York Times, The Rat Race, The True Glory, They Knew What They Wanted (film), Thornton Wilder, Tom, Dick and Harry (1941 film), Vivien Leigh, Where It's At (film), ..., Woman of the Year. Expand index (1 more) »

A Double Life (1947 film)

A Double Life is a 1947 film noir which tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character he portrays.

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A Man to Remember

A Man to Remember is a 1938 American drama film directed by Garson Kanin, his first film credit as a director.

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Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib is a 1949 American film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.

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American Academy of Dramatic Arts

The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a two-year performing arts conservatory with bi-coastal facilities at 120 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, and at 1336 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles.

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American Theater Hall of Fame

The American Theater Hall of Fame in New York City was founded in 1972.

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Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother (1939) is an American comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn.

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Born Yesterday (1950 film)

Born Yesterday is a 1950 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor.

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Born Yesterday (play)

Born Yesterday is a play written by Garson Kanin which premiered on Broadway in 1946, starring Judy Holliday as Billie Dawn.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Do Re Mi (musical)

Do Re Mi is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and a book by Garson Kanin, who also directed the original 1960 Broadway production.

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Frank Capra

Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897September 3, 1991) was a Sicilian American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.

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From This Day Forward

From This Day Forward is a 1946 American drama film directed by John Berry, starring Joan Fontaine and Mark Stevens.

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Funny Girl (musical)

Funny Girl is a 1963 musical (opened on Broadway in 1964) with a book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill.

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George Abbott

George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887 – January 31, 1995) was an American theater producer and director, playwright, screenwriter, and film director and producer whose career spanned nine decades.

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George Cukor

George Dewey Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director.

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High Time (film)

High Time is a 1960 American comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Bing Crosby, Fabian, Tuesday Weld, and Nicole Maurey.

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It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You (1954) is a romantic comedy film starring Judy Holliday and Peter Lawford, and notable as the first major screen appearance of Jack Lemmon, who was then an aspiring young actor.

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Jews

Jews (יְהוּדִים ISO 259-3, Israeli pronunciation) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and a nation, originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of the Ancient Near East.

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Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress.

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Laurence Olivier

Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City, its economic and administrative center, and its historical birthplace.

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Marian Seldes

Marian Hall Seldes (August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress whose career spanned over 60 years.

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Michael Kanin

Michael Kanin (February 1, 1910 – March 12, 1993) was an American director, producer, playwright and screenwriter who shared an Academy Award with Ring Lardner Jr. in 1942 for writing the Katharine Hepburn-Spencer Tracy film comedy Woman of the Year.

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Moviola (novel)

Moviola is a 1979 novel, published by Simon & Schuster, by writer-director Garson Kanin.

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My Favorite Wife

My Favorite Wife (released in the U.K. as My Favourite Wife) is a 1940 screwball comedy produced and co-written by Leo McCarey and directed by Garson Kanin.

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Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Garson Kanin and written by John Twist and Helen Meinardi.

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Noël Coward

Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".

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Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike is a 1952 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.

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Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and is one of the oldest cities in the United States.

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Ring Lardner Jr.

Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner Jr. (August 19, 1915 – October 31, 2000) was an American journalist and screenwriter blacklisted by the Hollywood film studios during the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s.

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Robert E. Sherwood

Robert Emmet Sherwood (April 4, 1896 – November 14, 1955) was an American playwright, editor, and screenwriter.

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Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York.

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Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American film, stage, and television actress, as well as a screenwriter and playwright.

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Smash (novel)

Smash is an American novel by Garson Kanin.

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Smash (TV series)

Smash is an American musical drama television series created by playwright Theresa Rebeck and developed by Robert Greenblatt for NBC.

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Some Kind of a Nut

Some Kind of a Nut is a 1969 comedy film written and directed by Garson Kanin and starring Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson and Rosemary Forsyth.

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Spencer Tracy

Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor, noted for his natural style and versatility.

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The Diary of Anne Frank (play)

The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of the book The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.

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The Girl Can't Help It

The Girl Can't Help It is a 1956 musical comedy starring Jayne Mansfield in the titular role, Tom Ewell, Edmond O'Brien, Henry Jones, and Julie London.

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The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes is a 1939 American drama film starring John Barrymore as a widowed professor turned drunkard who has the deciding vote in an election for mayor.

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The Marrying Kind

The Marrying Kind is a 1952 comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor, starring Aldo Ray and Judy Holliday.

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The More the Merrier

The More the Merrier is a 1943 American comedy film made by Columbia Pictures which makes fun of the housing shortage during World War II, especially in Washington, D.C. The picture stars Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea and Charles Coburn.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Rat Race

The Rat Race is a 1960 American drama film directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Tony Curtis and Debbie Reynolds as struggling young entertainment professionals in New York City.

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The True Glory

The True Glory (1945) is a co-production of the US Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information, documenting the victory on the Western Front, from Normandy to the collapse of the Third Reich.

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They Knew What They Wanted (film)

They Knew What They Wanted is a 1940 film with Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton and William Gargan, directed by Garson Kanin, written by Robert Ardrey.

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Thornton Wilder

Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist.

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Tom, Dick and Harry (1941 film)

Tom, Dick and Harry is a 1941 comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, written by Paul Jarrico, and starring Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Alan Marshal, Phil Silvers, and Burgess Meredith.

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Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley, and also known as Lady Olivier after 1947; 5 November 19138 July 1967) was an English stage and film actress.

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Where It's At (film)

Where It's At is a 1969 American drama film written and directed by Garson Kanin.

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Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year (1942) is an American romantic comedy-drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, written by Ring Lardner Jr., Michael Kanin and John Lee Mahin, directed by George Stevens and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garson_Kanin

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