Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999

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From the description of Garson Kanin papers, 1941-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130926

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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)

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Ruth Gordon

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

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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