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Kanin, Garson
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Kanin, Garson (1912–99), playwright and director. The Rochester, New York, native began his career as an actor, playing a small part in
Little Ol' Boy (1933). For several years he served as assistant director to George
Abbott before accepting directorial chores for
Hitch Your Wagon (1937). After serving in World War II he achieved success both as director and playwright with his
Born Yesterday (1946), then later that same year he directed
Years Ago, a play by his wife, Ruth
Gordon. Kanin later wrote and directed three interesting but unsuccessful plays:
The Smile of the World (1949),
The Rat Race (1949), and
The Live Wire (1950). Subsequent directorial assignments included
The Diary of Anne Frank (1955),
A Hole in the Head (1957), and the musicals
Do Re Mi (1960) and
Funny Girl (1964). He was also active in television and films, sometimes working in collaboration with his wife.
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Obituary: Garson Kanin
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/27/1999; ; 700+ words
; GARSON KANIN wrote and directed one of...clerk he formed a group, Garson Kay and his Red Peppers...Academy of Dramatic Arts." Kanin made his Broadway debut in...immediately. His name was Garson Kanin and he was to be my right...
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Playwright Garson Kanin, 86
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/14/1999; ; 552 words
; NEW YORK Garson Kanin, 86, a prolific playwright who created...history would have been assured had Mr. Kanin done no more than write and direct "Born...Oscar for the 1950 film version. Mr. Kanin was the author or director of many stage...
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GARSON KANIN DIES AT 86; WROTE FOR STAGE, MOVIES.(Metro)(Obituary)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 3/14/1999; 612 words
; Garson Kanin, a prolific playwright who created the...Saturday (March 13, 1999). He was 86. Mr. Kanin died of heart failure at his Manhattan home...entertainment history would have been assured had Kanin done no more than write and direct "Born...
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HOLLYWOOD MOURNS GARSON KANIN
News Wire article from: United Press International; 3/14/1999; 282 words
; ...Press International 03-14-1999 Hollywood mourns Garson Kanin HOLLYWOOD, March 14 (UPI) _ Hollywood is mourning...of one of its most prolific writers and directors, Garson Kanin. Kanin, a familiar face in Hollywood during the movie...
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Garson Kanin, Creator of 'Born Yesterday,' Dies at 86
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/14/1999; ; 700+ words
; Garson Kanin, 86, a dropout from a Brooklyn high school...City. Versatile as well as prolific, Mr. Kanin was a musician, stage and radio actor...Strategic Services during World War II, Mr. Kanin joined with British director Carol Reed...
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BROADWAY WRITER, DIRECTOR GARSON KANIN DIES AT 86
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 3/14/1999; 429 words
; ...SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. Garson Kanin, a playwright who created the Broadway...Yesterday," died Saturday. He was 86. Kanin died of heart failure at his Manhattan...history would have been assured had Kanin done no more than write and direct...
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`Born Yesterday' playwright Garson Kanin, 86, dies
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 3/14/1999; 356 words
; Garson Kanin, a prolific playwright who created the...an Oscar for the movie version in 1950. Kanin was the author or director of numerous stage...Oscar. Gordon died in 1985. In 1990, Kanin married actress Marian Seldes. He wrote...
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Playwright Kanin dies
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 3/14/1999; ; 666 words
; NEW YORK - Garson Kanin, a prolific playwright who created the...Yesterday," died Saturday. He was 86. Kanin died of heart failure at his Manhattan...entertainment history would have been assured had Kanin done no more than write and direct "Born...
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Kanin's `Born Yesterday' is reborn at Steppenwolf
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/13/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Garson Kanin worked as a fifth banana in a burlesque...aspirations beyond that place." Kanin didn't stay at that job very long...that girl fused with my story," Kanin said. "And out of it came the soul...
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Obituaries in the News
News Wire article from: AP Online; 3/13/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...physics at Stanford and the University of Michigan before coming to the University of Arizona in 1973. Garson Kanin NEW YORK (AP) -- Garson Kanin, a prolific playwright who created the Broadway and Hollywood classic ``Born Yesterday,'' died...
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Kanin, Garson
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
KANIN, Garson Writer and Director. Nationality: American...Do Re Mi ; 1967 — formed Kanin Productions; also wrote for TV. Awards...Obituary, in Opera News , July 1999. * * * Garson Kanin appears in this volume principally for...
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Garson Kanin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Garson Kanin , 1912-99, American director and writer...more than 30 plays and nearly 30 films. Kanin's Broadway hits included the comedy Born...with his wife, the actress Ruth Gordon. Kanin also wrote novels, short stories, television...
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Adam's Rib
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...screenplay: Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin; photography: George J. Folsey...Publications Script: Gordon, Ruth, and Garson Kanin, Adam's Rib , New York, 1971...Collaborators , New York, 1971. Kanin, Garson, Tracy and Hepburn , New York...
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Goodbye, My Fancy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
...Goodbye, My Fancy (1948), a comedy by Fay Kanin. [ Morosco Theatre , 446 perf.] Agatha...popularity of former film star Carroll. Kanin was an actress and screen writer as well...sister‐in‐law of Garson Kanin .
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Nazimova, Alla
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Alla Nazimova," in Rebellin in Hollywood: 13 Portr ä ts des Eigensinns , Frankfurt, 1986. Kanin, Garson, "Memoir: Garson Kanin: Tales from the Garden of Allah," in Architectural Digest (Los Angeles), April 1990. Film Dope...
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