Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999
Variant namesActor, author, and director.
From the description of Garson Kanin papers, 1941-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130926
Biographical Note
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1912, Nov. 24:
Born, Rochester, N.Y. -
1933:
Graduated, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, N.Y. Acted for the first time on Broadway in Little Ol' Boy -
1934:
Appeared in Spring Song (play) -
1935:
Appeared in Three Men on a Horse (play) -
1936:
Directed Hitch Your Wagon (play) -
1938:
Directed A Man to Remember (film) -
1939:
Directed The Great Man Votes (film) -
1940:
Directed My Favorite Wife (film) -
1941:
Directed Tom, Dick and Harry (film) -
1941 -1945 :Served with the United States army -
1942:
Married Ruth Gordon (died 1985) -
1945:
Codirectored with Carol Reed, The True Glory, Dwight D. Eisenhower's film report on the Allied victory in Europe -
1946:
Wrote and directed Born Yesterday (play) for which he received the Donaldson Award and the Sidney Howard Memorial Award Directed Years Ago (play) -
1948:
Coauthored with Ruth Gordon A Double Life (screenplay) -
1949:
Coauthored with Ruth Gordon Adam's Rib (screenplay) -
1950:
Wrote the English libretto and directed Die Fledermaus for the Metropolitan Opera Co. -
1952:
Coauthored with Ruth Gordon Pat and Mike (screenplay) -
1955:
Wrote and directed The Diary of Anne Frank (play) -
1959:
Published Blow Up a Storm. New York: Random House -
1960:
Wrote and directed Do Re Mi (play) -
1964:
Directed Funny Girl (play) -
1966:
Published Remembering Mr. Maugham. New York: Atheneum -
1969:
Published Cast of Characters. New York: Atheneum -
1971:
Published Tracy and Hepburn: An Intimate Memoir. New York: Viking Press -
1990:
Married Marian Seldes -
1999, Mar.13:
Died, New York, N.Y.
From the guide to the Garson Kanin Papers, 1941-1965, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Biographical Note
Ruth Gordon
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1896, Oct. 30:
Born, Wollaston, Mass. -
1915:
Appeared as Nibs in Peter Pan (play) -
1918:
Married Gregory Kelly (died 1927) -
1936:
Appeared as Margery Pinchwife in The Country Wife (play) -
1940:
Appeared as Mary Todd Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (film) -
1942:
Married Garson Kanin -
1946:
Wrote Years Ago (play) -
1949:
Wrote Adam's Rib (film) -
1952:
Wrote Pat and Mike (film) -
1953:
Wrote The Actress (film based on play Years Ago) -
1955:
Appeared as Dolly Levi in The Matchmaker (play) -
1965:
Appeared as Mrs. Clover in Inside Daisy Clover (film) -
1968:
Appeared as Minnie Castevet in Rosemary's Baby (film) -
1969:
Won 1968 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Rosemary's Baby -
1971:
Appeared as Maude in Harold and Maude (film) -
1978:
Appeared as Ma Boggs in Every Which Way But Loose (film) -
1985, Aug. 28:
Died, Edgartown, Mass.
Garson Kanin
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1912, Nov. 24:
Born, Rochester, N.Y. -
1932 -1933 :Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, N.Y. -
1933:
Appeared as Tommy Deal in Little Ol' Boy (play) -
1942:
Married Ruth Gordon (died 1985) -
1946:
Wrote Born Yesterday (play) Directed Years Ago (play) -
1949:
Wrote Adam's Rib (film) -
1952:
Wrote Pat and Mike (film) -
1955:
Wrote and directed The Diary of Anne Frank (play) -
1964:
Directed Funny Girl (play) -
1990:
Married Marian Seldes -
1999, Mar. 13:
Died, New York, N.Y.
From the guide to the Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin Papers, 1921-1993, (bulk 1940-1959), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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