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| Name: |
George S. Kaufman | | Birth Date: |
1889 | | Death Date: |
1961 | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
playwright |
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 Biography of George S. Kaufman
373 words, approx. 1 pages
 American playwright George S. Kaufman (1889-1961) collaborated on a great number of successful plays that merged theatricality with satiric comedy. George S. Kaufman was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 16, 1889. After attending public schools in... summary from source:
 Biography of George S. Kaufman
9,806 words, approx. 33 pages
 The theatre world affectionately dubbed George S. Kaufman "The Great Collaborator," and that epithet pinpoints his particular genius. Only one of his full-length plays was not a collaboration or adaptation. His other famous activities in addition to... 
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 George S. Kaufman Information
1,911 words, approx. 6 pages
George Kaufman (November 16 1889 - June 2 1961) was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama...
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 The New York Observer Kitty Carlisle Hart, 96, the Last Charmer
4/24/2007: 1,062 words, approx. 4 pagesKitty Carlisle Hart died last week. She admitted to 96. But she was as young as the spring air. She left behind friends from every meeting she attended, every restaurant she dined in, every street she walked down. When I went out to dinner with... summary from source:
The New York Observer Just Shoot Me
9/4/2007: 539 words, approx. 2 pagesDELIRIOUSRunning time 102 minutes Written and directed by Tom DiCilloStarring Steve Buscemi, Alison Lohman, Michael Pitt Tom DiCillo’s Delirious, from his own screenplay, presents a paparazzo’s worm’s-eye view of the ridiculous world of celebrity culture. Steve Buscemi plays Les Galantine, the paparazzo in question, with... summary from source:
AP News Actress Kitty Carlisle Hart dies at 96
4/19/2007: 898 words, approx. 3 pagesKitty Carlisle Hart, whose long career spanned Broadway, opera, television and film, including the classic Marx Brothers movie "A Night at the Opera," died after a battle with pneumonia, her son said Wednesday. She was 96."She passed away peacefully" Tuesday night in her Manhattan apartment,... summary from source:
The New York Observer Welcome to Blood-Soaked Sin City, Frank Miller's Morbid Fantasia
4/10/2005: 2,327 words, approx. 8 pagesFrank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's Sin City, based on Mr. Miller's series of graphic novels, makes it look like we're at the end of Western civilization as we know it. One has only to itemize its simulated atrocities-cannibalism, mutilation, beheadings, torrential bloodbaths, even a comically...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by David K. Sauer
7,893 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following essay, Sauer gauges Kaufman's development as a dramatist by the development of his skill in drawing characters.
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Critical Essay by Jean Gould
5,231 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following excerpted essay, Gould describes how Kaufman and Hart worked when they collaborated.
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Critical Essay by Jeffrey D. Mason
5,069 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Mason examines Kaufman's use of fools and clowns, with particular focus on his use of the Marx Brothers in his comedies.
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