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...

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...

Although George S Kaufman will probaby hurl a wisecrack from his grave when his centennial is held next year in Pittsburgh, his nephew, Dr. Allan Friedlich, readily announces that a centennial celebration is, indeed, in the works. According to Dr. Friedlich, a cardiologist at...

THOUGH THE Vice President of the United States is just a heartbeat away from the world's most powerful office, most Vice Presidents have been chosen to balance a ticket rather than for their statesmanlike qualities. Because of this, and the veil of anonymity...

Kitty 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...

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In the following essay, Sauer gauges Kaufman's development as a dramatist by the development of his skill in drawing characters.

In the following excerpted essay, Gould describes how Kaufman and Hart worked when they collaborated.

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.