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(A supporting character based on George Gershwin is also depicted.) The play was also turned into a cult favorite musical by the same title by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth in 1981, which, although it had only a brief tenure on Broadway (it opened on November 16th—Kaufman's birthday—and ran two weeks) has been frequently and successfully revived Off-Braodway and in London and Washington, DC.
George S. Kaufman was a noted playwright and director born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1889. In the early years of his career, Kaufman was the drama critic for the New York Times. Later, as a playwright he collaborated with many famous writers including Marc Connelly, Edna Ferber, Moss Hart, Morrie Ryskind and Howard Teichmann.
Sep 24, 2009 · Sept. 24, 2009. AMONG the celebrated witticisms once witticized by the great George S. Kaufman is that snappy line about the short shelf life of a certain brand of comedy. “Satire is what closes ...
Biography: George S. Kaufman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 16, 1889. His parents were Joseph Kaufman and Henrietta Myers, both from families successful in local business. On March 15, 1917, he and Beatrice Bakrow married. They moved into a farmhouse in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 1936 and had one daughter.
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George S. Kaufman, the playwright, director and producer, died yesterday of a heart attack at his home, 1035 Park Avenue. His was 71 years old. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
13 Copy quote. At dramatic rehearsals, the only author that's better than an absent one is a dead one. George S. Kaufman. Rehearsal, Dramatic, Absent. 21 Copy quote. The kind of doctor I want is one who when he's not examining me is home studying medicine. George S. Kaufman. Home, Doctors, Medicine. 11 Copy quote.
