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George S. Kaufman papers

Title
  1. George S. Kaufman papers, [microform] 1918-1958.
Author
  1. Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961

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Description
  1. 4 microfilm reels.
Summary
  1. Microfilm copy of the papers of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright-director, George S. Kaufman, consisting primarily of correspondence, scripts, and biographical scrapbooks.
Subject
  1. Kaufman, George S. 1889-1961
  2. Allen, Fred, 1894-1956
  3. Ames, Winthrop, 1870-1937
  4. Arliss, George, 1868-1946
  5. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-1979
  6. Connelly, Marc, 1890-1980
  7. Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950
  8. Davies, Joseph Edward
  9. Davis, Robert H
  10. Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945
  11. Farley, James Aloysius, 1888-
  12. Goetz, Ruth
  13. Hopkins, Arthur, 1878-1950
  14. Kahn, Otto H., 1867-1934
  15. MacGrath, Leueen
  16. Marx, Groucho, 1890-1977
  17. Marx, Harpo, 1888-1964
  18. Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963
  19. Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985
  20. Saroyan, William, 1908-1981
  21. Smith, Alfred Emanuel, 1873-1944
  22. Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
  23. Stimson, Henry L. 1867-1950
  24. Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946
  25. Teichmann, Howard
  26. Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949
  27. White, William Allen, 1868-1944
  28. Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943
  29. Butter and egg man
  30. Dulcy
  31. Late George Apley
  32. Man who came to dinner
  33. Of thee I sing
  34. Dramatists
  35. Television plays
  36. Theater
Genre/Form
  1. Motion picture plays.
  2. Scripts.
  3. Photoprints.
  4. Correspondence.
  5. Scrapbooks.
Call number
  1. *ZC-264 (1-4)
Reproduction (note)
  1. Microfilm.
Original location (note)
  1. Originals in: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Film and Photo Archive
Source (note)
  1. State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Biography (note)
  1. George S. Kaufman was a noted playwright and director born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1889.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Finding aid available online and in repository.
Processing action (note)
  1. Cataloged
Author
  1. Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961.
Title
  1. George S. Kaufman papers, [microform] 1918-1958.
Reproduction
  1. Microfilm. Madison, Wisconsin.: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1990. 4 microfilm reels; 35 mm.
Original location
  1. Originals in: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Film and Photo Archive, Madison, Wisconsin.
Biography
  1. George S. Kaufman was a noted playwright and director born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1889. In the early years of his career, Kaufman was the drama critic for the New York Times. Later, as a playwright he collaborated with many famous writers including Marc Connelly, Edna Ferber, Moss Hart, Morrie Ryskind and Howard Teichmann. Some of his works include: DULCY (1921), THE COCOANUTS (1925), ANIMAL CRACKERS(1928), THE BAND WAGON (1931), DINNER AT EIGHT (1932), STAGE DOOR (1936), THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1939), GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE (1940), and SILK STOCKINGS (1955). Two of his plays OF THEE I SING (1931), and YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (1936) received the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
  2. Kaufman also worked in Hollywood, writing both screenplays and adaptations of his work. Among these were COCOANUTS (1929), ANIMAL CRACKERS (1930), YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (1938) and SOLID GOLD CADILLAC (1956).Kaufman died on June 2, 1961.
Indexes
  1. Finding aid available online and in repository.
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  1. Finding Aid
Research call number
  1. *ZC-264 (1-4)
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